拙(zhuō)

HSK 7-98 strokes

awkward

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuō
Meaning
awkward; clumsy; dull; inelegant; (polite) my; Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拙 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌出

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 出 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu出chū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拙 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 拙

Common words using 拙 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhuō拙liè劣
HSK 7-9

clumsy; botched

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shǒu守zhuō拙

to remain honest and poor

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yú愚zhuō拙

clumsy and stupid

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zhuō拙zuò作

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing

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qín勤néng能bǔ补zhuō拙

(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent

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jiāng将qín勤bǔ补zhuō拙

(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work

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nòng弄qiǎo巧fǎn反zhuō拙

see 弄巧成拙[nong4 qiao3 cheng2 zhuo1]

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xīn心zhuō拙kǒu口hāng夯

variant of 心拙口笨[xin1 zhuo1 kou3 ben4]

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劣守愚作勤能补将

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