Zuo () is a
Chinese surname. It is the 187th name listed on the ''
Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...
'' poem.
People
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Zuo Zongtang (左宗棠) (1812–1885),
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
Han Chinese
The Han Chinese, alternatively the Han people, are an East Asian people, East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China. With a global population of over 1.4 billion, the Han Chinese are the list of contemporary ethnic groups, world's la ...
General, the inspiration for
General Tso's chicken
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Zuo Baogui (左寶貴) (1837–1894),
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
Hui Chinese General
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Zhang Zuo (pianist) (左章) (born 1989), Chinese-American pianist
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Zuo Xiaoqing (Chinese: 左小青; born 1977) Chinese actress, TV presenter and former rhythmic gymnast.
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Zuo Caiyun (born 1996), Chinese para-athlete
See also
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List of common Chinese surnames
These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the China, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), and the overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by govern ...
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames