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拙
zhuō
1. awkward
2. clumsy
3. dull
4. inelegant
5. (polite) my
6. Taiwan pr. <zhuó>
Common • Top 23% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拙
zhuō
awkward, clumsy; dull, stupid
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

迂拙
yūzhuō
stupid
拙笔
zhuōbǐ
my clumsy writing (humble expr.)
拙荆
zhuōjīng
my wife (humble)
拙著
zhuōzhù
my unworthy writing (humble expr.)
拙见
zhuōjiàn
my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)
稚拙
zhìzhuō
young and clumsy
笨拙
bènzhuō
clumsy
HSK 6
老拙
lǎozhuō
old fart (usually in self reference)
藏拙
cángzhuó
avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
蹇拙
jiǎnzhuō
clumsy (writing)
守拙
shǒuzhuō
to remain honest and poor
愚拙
yúzhuō
clumsy and stupid
拙作
zhuōzuò
my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
拙劣
zhuōliè
clumsy
拙朴
zhuōpǔ
austere
拙涩
zhuōsè
clumsy and incomprehensible
拙直
zhuōzhí
simple and frank
拙稿
zhuōgǎo
my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
拙笨
zhuōbèn
clumsy
拙政园
ZhuōzhèngYuán
The Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,708
Word Frequency Rank
19,027 of 84,292

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