zhuō = zhu + o1
awkward / clumsy / dull / inelegant / (polite) my / Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
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How to pronounce 拙

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= zhu initial

Julian (朱利安 zhū​ lì​ ān) Giant Squid.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ o1 final

In front of the observatory.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

拙 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
chū = chu + Ø1
to go out / to come out / to occur / to produce / to go beyond / to rise / to put forth / to happen / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
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chū = chu + Ø1
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 拙 as component

拙 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 拙

clumsy / awkward / stupid
clumsy / botched
to overreach oneself / to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face

Sentences with 拙

拙 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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zhuō

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

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