Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Zuo Kangxi strokes: 7 Page 99, Number 07 Ancient form also written as zuo. Tang Rimes (Tangyun): ze luo qie. Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Collected Rhymes (Yunhui), Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): ji ge qie, zang entering tone. The meaning of rising up or emerging. When the sage rises up, all things are seen — Classic of Changes (Yijing). Arranging the agricultural works of the East — Book of Documents (Shangshu). Also the meaning of rousing or revitalizing. Cause the people to rouse themselves and renew — Book of Documents. Also the meaning of creating. He who can create is called a sage — Book of Rites (Liji). When the star Ding appeared in the zenith, he began to build the palace at Chuqiu — Book of Odes (Shijing). Also the meaning of making or doing. If you break it, I will make it again — Book of Odes. Also the meaning of beginning. The horses began to be invigorated — Book of Odes. Also refers to sitting and rising, indicating military drill movements. The Grand Minister of War instructs the soldiers in the etiquette of sitting, rising, advancing, and retreating — Rites of Zhou (Zhouli). Also Jiangzuo, an official title in the Qin Dynasty. Record of Hundred Officials (Baiguan Biao): With a salary of two thousand shi, in charge of palace construction — Book of Han (Hanshu). Also used like zhuo, the meaning of chopping or slicing. Fish is called zuo zhi — Book of Rites. Note: This refers to scraping off fish scales. Also Mizuo, a lost chapter title of the Book of Documents. Also a surname. Zuo Xian, the Prefect of Zhuo Commandery during the Han Dynasty. Also the same as zu, meaning resentment and slander. Then there was cursing, then there was invoking — Book of Odes. Collected Rimes, Collected Rhymes, Standard Rhymes: zi he qie, pronounced as zuo. Lian Shudu, why have you come so late? By not forbidding fire, the common people work at night; formerly there were no short coats, now there are five pairs of trousers — Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu). It is neither a pavilion nor a boat, yet one can dwell in it or pass through it. Go and ask the Square Bridge; the Square Bridge was built in this way — Poetry of Han Yu (Han Yu). In modern dialects, zuo is pronounced as zuo. The popular form is written as zuo. Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Rhyme sound zong gu qie, pronounced as zu. Only this temple school was built by the Marquis of Ye. At first it was low and crude, and the spirits did not consider it a proper dwelling — Confucius Temple at Chuzhou (Han Yu). Also rhyme sound zi xi qie, pronounced as ji. When the sun rises, I work; when the sun sets, I rest — Song of Striking the Earth (Jirang Ge). King Tai built the houses, and many walls rose up together. The Earl of the West constructed the Spirit Tower, and the work was finished in less than a day — Objections of the Guest (Chen Lin). Verification: When the sage rises up, all things are seen. Note: In accordance with the original text, the character for seen (du) was corrected to its variant form. Verification: When the star Ding appeared in the zenith, he began to build the palace at Chuqiu. Note: In accordance with the original text, Odes of Bei was corrected to Odes of Yong.