蹲(dūn)

HSK 619 strokes
Readingsdūncún

(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact…

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Character information

Pinyin
dūn / cún
Meaning
(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
Strokes
19
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 蹲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足尊

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 尊 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

足zú尊zūn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 蹲 step by step

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Words with 蹲

Common words using 蹲 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bàn半dūn蹲

half squat

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shēn深dūn蹲

squat (exercise)

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dūn蹲xià下

to squat down; to crouch

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dūn蹲shǒu守

to hang around keeping a watch out for sth

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dūn蹲diǎn点

(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand …

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From 蹲’s common words

半深下守点

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