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拙

zhuō

HSK 6 Character

What 拙 means

1. awkward
2. clumsy
3. dull
4. inelegant
5. (polite) my
6. Taiwan pr. zhuó

Example sentences

• 汤姆很笨拙。
  Tāng mǔ hěn bènzhuō.
  Tom is all fingers and thumbs.

Words starting with 拙

• 拙劣zhuō lièclumsy; botched
• 拙作zhuō zuòmy unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
• 拙朴zhuō pǔaustere; humble
• 拙涩zhuō sèclumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
• 拙直zhuō zhísimple and frank
• 拙稿zhuō gǎomy unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
• 拙笨zhuō bènclumsy; awkward; lacking skill
• 拙笔zhuō bǐmy clumsy writing (humble expr.); my humble pen
• 拙著zhuō zhùmy unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript
• 拙见zhuō jiànmy unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
• 拙政园Zhuō zhèng YuánHumble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu, one of the Classical Gardens of Suzhou…
• 拙于言词zhuō yú yán cíto be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
• 拙荆zhuō jīngmy wife (humble)
• 拙嘴笨舌zhuō zuǐ bèn shésee 笨嘴拙舌

Words containing 拙

• 笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; awkward; stupid
• 弄巧成拙nòng qiǎo chéng zhuōto overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
• 守拙shǒu zhuōto remain honest and poor
• 愚拙yú zhuōclumsy and stupid
• 稚拙zhì zhuōyoung and clumsy; childish and awkward
• 老拙lǎo zhuōold fart (usually in self-reference); geezer
• 藏拙cáng zhuóavoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
• 勤能补拙qín néng bǔ zhuō(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
• 将勤补拙jiāng qín bǔ zhuō(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
• 心拙口笨xīn zhuō kǒu bèndull-witted and tongue-tied
• 笨嘴拙舌bèn zuǐ zhuō shéclumsy in speech; poor speaker
• 巧诈不如拙诚qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéngthe unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy
• 迂拙yū zhuōstupid; impractical
• 蹇拙jiǎn zhuōclumsy (writing); awkward; obscure
• 弄巧反拙nòng qiǎo fǎn zhuōsee 弄巧成拙
• 笨口拙舌bèn kǒu zhuō shésee 笨嘴拙舌
• 笨嘴拙腮bèn zuǐ zhuō sāisee 笨嘴拙舌
• 心拙口夯xīn zhuō kǒu bènvariant of 心拙口笨

Characters built on 出

These share the phonetic component 出 (chū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 咄duō(old) (interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut!; Taiwan pr. duò
• 茁zhuóto display vigorous, new growth; to sprout

Characters that look like 拙

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 挑tiǎoto raise; to dig up; to poke
• 拍pāito pat; to clap; to slap
• 拯zhěngto raise; to aid; to support
• 抛pāoto throw; to toss; to fling
• 绌chùcrimson silk; deficiency; to stitch
• 拗ào(bound form) intractable; contrary; disobedient

Sounds the same

Read zhuō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 桌table; desk; classifier for tables of guests at a banquet etc
• 捉to clutch; to grab; to capture
• 涿used in place names
• 倬noticeable; large; clear
• 棁(wooden) stick; roof beam
• 棹variant of 桌
• 蝃see 蝃蝥