守拙
守拙 shǒu zhuō ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨㄛ sau2 zyut3
- to remain honest and poor
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 守 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
More words with these characters
守
拙
- 拙劣 zhuō liè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄌㄧㄝˋ zyut3 lyut3 clumsy; botched
- 愚拙 yú zhuō ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄛ jyu4 zyut3 clumsy and stupid
- 拙作 zhuō zuò ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zyut3 zok3 my unworthy manuscript (humble expr.)
- 拙朴拙樸 zhuō pǔ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄆㄨˇ zyut3 pok3 austere
- 拙涩拙澀 zhuō sè ㄓㄨㄛ ㄙㄜˋ zyut3 gip3 clumsy and incomprehensible
- 拙直 zhuō zhí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄓˊ zyut3 zik6 simple and frank
Idioms with these characters
- 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ ㄢ ㄈㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧˇ on1 fan6 sau2 gei2 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
- 熬更守夜 áo gēng shǒu yè ㄠˊ ㄍㄥ ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ ngaau4 gaang1 sau2 je6 to stay up through the night (idiom)
- 抱残守缺抱殘守缺 bào cán shǒu quē ㄅㄠˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄩㄝ pou5 caan4 sau2 kyut3 to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
- 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕㄜˋ wan4 bat1 sau2 se3 to be preoccupied (idiom)
- 墨守成规墨守成規 mò shǒu chéng guī ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄟ mak6 sau2 sing4 kwai1 hidebound by convention (idiom)
- 将勤补拙將勤補拙 jiāng qín bǔ zhuō ㄐㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ zoeng1 kan4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
- 勤能补拙勤能補拙 qín néng bǔ zhuō ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ kan4 nang4 bou2 zyut3 (idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
- 拙于言词拙於言詞 zhuō yú yán cí ㄓㄨㄛ ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘˊ zyut3 jyu1 jin4 ci4 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
- 拙嘴笨舌 zhuō zuǐ bèn shé ㄓㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄣˋ ㄕㄜˊ zyut3 zeoi2 ban6 sit3 lit. clumsy mouth and broken tongue (idiom); awkward speaker