拙 — Chinese character
拙
zhuō
awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 扌 出
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 出
- Japanese
- 拙 as a kanji
Common words with 拙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 笨拙 | bèn zhuō | clumsy; awkward |
| 拙劣 | zhuō liè | clumsy; botched |
| 弄巧成拙 | nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō | to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face |
| 拙作 | zhuō zuò | my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing |
| 拙著 | zhuō zhù | my unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript |
| 弄巧反拙 | nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuō | see 弄巧成拙 (nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō) |
| 拙见 (拙見) | zhuō jiàn | my unworthy opinion (humble expr.) |
| 藏拙 | cáng zhuó | avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face |
| 稚拙 | zhì zhuō | young and clumsy; childish and awkward |
| 愚拙 | yú zhuō | clumsy and stupid |
| 守拙 | shǒu zhuō | to remain honest and poor |
| 勤能补拙 (勤能補拙) | qín néng bǔ zhuō | (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent |
English words written with 拙
拙 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Art of War 1 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 45
- Art of War 2.5
- Mencius 7A.41
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
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