拙 zhuō awkward
awkward; clumsy
怎么记住“拙”: 扌 hand + 出 go out = awkward. As the waiter tries to go out with the cake, he slips, and with one flailing hand he looks so awkward that everyone laughs.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
拙 = 扌 hand + 出 go out
- 扌 hand meaning
- 出 go out sound
- 屮 sprout
- 凵 open box
As the waiter tries to go out with the cake, he slips, and with one flailing hand he looks so awkward that everyone laughs.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Clumsy/inept: 笨拙 (bènzhuō) awkward, 拙劣 (zhuōliè) crude and poor (of workmanship/tricks).
- As a humble self-reference: 拙作 (zhuōzuò) my poor/humble work, 拙见 (zhuōjiàn) my humble view.
- 勤能补拙 (qínnéngbǔzhuō) = diligence makes up for dullness.