1. 笨
  2. 拙

笨

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  1. 笨 is the 2318th most frequent character.
  2. 笨 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 笨 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 笨 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
笨 => ⺮, 本
Radical :
笨 => ⺮ (bamboo), 木 (tree), 一 (one)
Graphical :
笨 => ⺮, 一, 丨, 八, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ben4 - stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 笨 (ben4): The component 本 is pronounced as 'ben3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

笨 

Medium Frequency

笨蛋 

拙

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Meta:

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

Decomposition:

Once :
拙 => 扌, 出
Radical :
拙 => 扌 (hand), 出 (N/A)
Graphical :
拙 => 亅, 二, 出

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)
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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