Meta:

  1. 拙 is the 2703rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhuo1 - awkward/clumsy/dull/inelegant/(polite) my/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

笨拙 

Medium Frequency

守拙 
弄巧成拙 
拙作 
拙劣 
拙政园 (拙政園)
拙荆 (拙荊)

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Meta:

  1. 劣 is the 1899th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (small), 丿 (bend), (power/force)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. lie4 - inferior

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 劣 (lie4): The component 丿 is pronounced as 'pie3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 劣 (lie4): The component 力 is pronounced as 'li4'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

卑劣 
恶劣 (惡劣)

Medium Frequency

 
劣质 (劣質)
拙劣 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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