• 2703rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

笨拙 

Uncommon

守拙 
弄巧成拙 
拙作 
拙劣 
拙政园 (拙政園)
拙荆 (拙荊)

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  • 1899th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 21 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liè (lie4)inferior

Pronunciation Clues

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

Example Words

Common

卑劣 
恶劣 (惡劣)

Uncommon

劣质 (劣質)
拙劣 

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