拙 (zhuō): Clumsy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 拙

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拙

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

拙

扌shǒu · hand

出chū

拙=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 拙

拙 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 拙

Expressing clumsiness or inferior quality

These words use 拙 to indicate lack of skill, awkwardness, or poor quality.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zhuō拙

liè劣

de的

mó模

fǎng仿

ràng

扌shǒu · hand

+出chū

bèn笨

zhuō拙

clumsy; stupid; slow-witted

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhuō拙

liè劣

Crude / Inferior

让

quán全

chǎng场

guān观

zhòng众

dōu都

rěn忍

bú不

zhù住

xiào笑

le了

chū出

lái来

。

His crude imitation made the entire audience burst into laughter.

tā他

tiào跳

wǔ舞

de的

dòng动

zuò作

yǒu有

xiē些

bèn笨

zhuō拙

。

His dancing movements are somewhat clumsy.

zhè这

zhǐ只

shì是

wǒ我

de的

zhuō拙

jiàn见

，

jǐn仅

gòng供

cān参

kǎo考

。

This is just my humble opinion, for reference only.

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

zhuō拙

zuò作

，

qǐng请

duō多

zhǐ指

jiào教

。

This is my humble work, please give me your guidance.

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拙 (zhuō): Clumsy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 拙

Stroke Order Diagrams 拙

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 拙

How to Use 拙

Expressing clumsiness or inferior quality

Example Sentences

Same Sound

Same Radical

Related Characters

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Same Radical