拙
zhuō
#2,703 most
frequent character
awkward, clumsy, dull, inelegant
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
拙 has 扌 hand as the meaning part and 出 chū as the sound part, though the sound link is not clear now. It first meant stupid or slow, then clumsy or awkward, and later a humble way to say 'my'.
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