拙 zhuō

1. zhuō adjective awkward; clumsy; dull
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '拙' 1; Kroll 2015 '拙' 1; NCCED '拙' 1)
2. zhuō pronoun my; a humble self-reference
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (GHC '拙' 2; Kroll 2015 '拙' 1a; NCCED '拙' 2)

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• 弄巧成拙 to overreach oneself; to try to be clever and end up with egg on one's face
• 老拙 old fart (usually in self-reference); geezer
• 拙稿 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
• 拙笔(拙筆) my clumsy writing (humble expression); my humble pen
• 拙朴(拙樸) austere; humble
• 拙荆(拙荊) my wife (humble)
• 拙涩(拙澀) clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
• 笨嘴拙舌 clumsy in speech; poor speaker
• 守拙 to remain honest and poor
• 愚拙 clumsy and stupid
• 迂拙 stupid; impractical
• 拙作 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.); my humble writing
• 拙于言词(拙於言詞) to be unable to express oneself clearly
• 拙著 my unworthy writing (humble expr.); my worthless manuscript
• 古拙 archaic and clumsy; old and simple
• 稚拙 young and clumsy; childish and awkward
• 藏拙 avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
• 巧诈不如拙诚(巧詐不如拙誠) it is better to be simplictically honest than cleverly deceitful
• 笨拙 clumsy; awkward
• 拙劣 clumsy; botched
• 心拙口笨 dull-witted and tongue-tied
• 将勤补拙(將勤補拙) make up for lack of skill through diligence
• 拙嘴笨舌 clumsy mouth and broken tongue; awkward speaker
• 笨口拙舌 awkward in speech
• 拙直 simple and frank
• 守拙归园田(守拙歸園田) still rustic, I returned to field
• 拙见(拙見) my unworthy opinion
• 蹇拙 clumsy (writing); awkward; obscure
• 拙笨 clumsy; awkward; lacking skill

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拙政园

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• 卷四百三十一 列傳第一百九十 儒林一 聶崇義 邢昺 孫奭 王昭素 孔維 孔宜 崔頌子:曥 尹拙 田敏 辛文悅 李覺 崔頤正弟:偓佺 李之才 Volume 431 Biographies 190: Confucian Scholars 1 - Nie Chongyi, Xing Bing, Sun Shi, Wang Zhaosu, Kong Wei, Kong Yi, Cui Song and son: Lu, Yin Zhuo, Tian Min, Xin Wenyue, Li Jue, Cui Yizheng and younger brother: Woquan, Li Zhicai History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
• 卷二百六十一 列傳第二十 李瓊 郭瓊 陳承昭 李萬超 白重贊 王仁鎬 陳思讓 焦繼勳 劉重進 袁彥 祁廷訓 張鐸 李萬全 田景咸 王暉 Volume 261 Biographies 20: Li Qiong, Guo Qiong, Chen Chengzhao, Li Wanchao, Bai Zhongzan, Wang Rengao, Chen Sirang, Jiao Jixun, Liu Zhongjin, Yuan Yuan, Qi Tingxun, Zhang Duo, Li Wanquan, Tian Jingxian, Wang Hui History of Song 宋史 — count: 16
• 卷三百〇七 列傳第六十六 喬維岳 王陟 張雍 董儼 魏廷式 盧琰 宋摶 凌策 楊覃 陳世卿 李若拙 陳知微 Volume 307 Biographies 66: Qiao Weiyue, Wang Zhi, Zhang Yong, Dong Yan, Wei Tingshi, Lu Yan, Song Tuan, Ling Ce, Yang Tan, Chen Shiqing, Li Ruozhuo, Chen Zhiwei History of Song 宋史 — count: 15
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 12
• 卷五十五 列傳第二十五 夏侯湛 潘岳 張載 Volume 55 Biographies 25: Xiahou Zhan; Pan Yue; Zhang Zai Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 9
• 卷二十六 Scroll 26 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 5
• 卷四百八十八 列傳第二百四十七 外國四 交阯 大理 Volume 488 Biographies 247: Foreign States 4 - Jiaozhi, Dali History of Song 宋史 — count: 5
• 卷第四 文章 名實 涉務 Scroll 4: Articles, Names Reality, and Managing Affairs The Family Instructions of Master Yan 顏氏家訓 — count: 5
• 卷一百　　志第四十八:　兵三 Volume 100 Treatises 53: Military 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 4

Collocations

• 工拙 (工拙) 事亦工拙 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷六十六 陳王列傳 Volume 66: Biographies of Chen, Wang — count: 13
• 拙速 (拙速) 故兵聞拙速 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 8
• 鄙拙 (鄙拙) 而文辭鄙拙 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷八十二 列傳第五十二 陳壽 王長文 虞溥 司馬彪 王隱 虞預 孫盛 干寶 鄧粲 謝沈 習鑿齒 徐廣 Volume 82 Biographies 52: Chen Shou; Wang Changwen; Yu Pu; Sima Biao; Wang Yin; Yu Yu; Sun Sheng; Gan Bao; Deng Can; Xie Chen; Xi Zuochi; Xu Guang — count: 7
• 闻拙 (聞拙) 故兵聞拙速 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 6
• 辞拙 (辭拙) 言有辭拙而急於用者 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 八說第四十七 Chapter 47: Eight Explanations — count: 5
• 素拙 (素拙) 高祖書素拙 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷四十二 列傳第二 劉穆之 王弘 Volume 42 Biographies 2: Liu Muzhi, Wang Hong — count: 4
• 倡优拙 (倡優拙) 倡優拙 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十五 指武 Chapter 15: Depending on Military Strength — count: 4
• 拙目 (拙目) 古情拙目 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷三十三 列傳第二十七 王僧孺 張率 劉孝綽 王筠 Volume 33: Wang Sengru; Zhang Shuai; Liu Xiaochuo — count: 3
• 驽拙 (駑拙) 而才本駑拙 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷57　列傳第22 盧思道 李孝貞 薛道衡 Volume 57 Biographies 22: Lu Sidao, Li Xiaozhen, Xue Daoheng — count: 3
• 拙书 (拙書) 襲與羅暉拙書 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷六十四 吳延史盧趙列傳 Volume 64: Biographies of Wu, Yan, Shi, Lu, Zhao — count: 3