DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

拙筆

简拙笔 · 繁拙筆

Mandarin · pinyin zhuō bǐ

my clumsy writing (humble expr.)
my humble pen

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

拙: zhuō · stupid, clumsy, crude; convention
筆: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke
笔: bǐ · writing brush; write; stroke

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1–3 · zhuo1 bi3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

拙筆 · find source passages ↗ · 拙笔 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zyut3 bat1

Cantonese word readings for 拙筆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

(humble) (my) poor writing or painting; one's own composition

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack