拙 - zhuō - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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拙

zhuō

Definition

awkward
clumsy
dull
inelegant
(polite) my
Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]

Character Decomposition

Related words (24)

拙作

zhuō zuò

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

clumsy; botched

austere; humble

clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing

simple and frank

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

拙笔

zhuō bǐ

my clumsy writing (humble expr.); my humble pen

拙笨

zhuō bèn

clumsy; awkward; lacking skill

my wife (humble)

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

拙见

zhuō jiàn

my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)

守拙

shǒu zhuō

to remain honest and poor

clumsy and stupid

young and clumsy; childish and awkward

笨拙

bèn zhuō

clumsy; awkward; stupid

老拙

lǎo zhuō

old fart (usually in self reference); geezer

蹇拙

jiǎn zhuō

clumsy (writing); awkward; obscure

stupid; impractical

see 弄巧成拙

to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

心拙口笨

xīn zhuō kǒu bèn

dull-witted and tongue-tied

awkward in speech

see 笨嘴拙舌

clumsy in speech; poor speaker

Idioms (3)

拙于言词

zhuō yú yán cí

to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)

拙嘴笨舌

zhuō zuǐ bèn shé

(lit.) clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker

巧诈不如拙诚

qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom); honesty is the best policy

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