拙

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awkward

HSK 7 N1

Abstract →Qualities

zhuō

セツ

つたな.い

졸

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 出 represents the sound.

Components

扌 hand (side)+ 出 exit =

拙 awkward

扌 Meaning component

shou hand (side)

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

出 Phonetic component

chū exit

go out, send out

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

拙

Regular

Modern

Chinese

拙 [zhuō]

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

Japanese

拙せつ同音

nounadj-na archaic poor; unskillful; clumsy
pronoun humblemale I; me

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

拙せつ

Setsu given name

拙つたな

Tsutana unclassified name

CHINESE WORDS (38)

弄巧成拙 [nòngqiǎochéngzhuō] #33,037

to overreach oneself

拙作 [zhuōzuò] #54,537

my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)

拙政园 [Zhuōzhèngyuán] #50,344

Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

拙政园 [Zhuōzhèngyuán] #50,344

Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu

拙著 [zhuōzhù] #52,701

my unworthy writing (humble expr.)

拙见 [zhuōjiàn] #54,027

my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)

拙见 [zhuōjiàn] #54,027

my unworthy opinion (humble expr.)

稚拙 [zhìzhuō] #56,327

young and clumsy

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