zhuō

common
adjective
humble

Meaning of

拙 means clumsy; unskillful; awkward; humble; modifer for one's own work/opinions. Pronounced zhuō.

  • clumsy; unskillful; awkward
  • humble; modifer for one's own work/opinions

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shǒu
hěn
zhuō
 
lián
jiǎn
dān
de
zhé
zhǐ
dōu
huì
 

He is clumsy with his hands and can't even do simple paper folding.

yǎn
zhuō
 
méi
rèn
chū
nín
lái
 

I'm slow-sighted and didn't recognize you.

Qín
néng
zhuō
 
zhǐ
yào
duō
liàn
jiù
néng
zuò
hǎo
 

Diligence makes up for clumsiness; you can do well as long as you practice more.

Běn
lái
xiǎng
bāng
máng
 
jié
guǒ
nòng
qiǎo
chéng
zhuō
 
fǎn
ér
nòng
huài
le
 

I wanted to help, but I overdid it and made things worse instead.

zhuō
yán
 
tài
huì
biǎo
de
xiǎng
 

He is awkward with words and not good at expressing his thoughts.