蹲 meaning and stroke order
To crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)
How to write 蹲, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 蹲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to crouch
- to squat
- to stay (somewhere)
- (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
How 蹲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Foot.
足 gives the meaning and 尊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 足 (foot), shared by 119 characters on this site.
How to remember 蹲
蹲 has the foot 足 on the left for meaning and 尊 (zūn) on the right for sound. Picture someone bending their feet and legs to sit low, with 尊 hinting at the rhyming sound dūn.
蹲 (dūn) means to squat or crouch, and it is often followed by 下 or 在 to show the action or the place. In casual speech it can also mean to stay somewhere for a long time, often doing nothing. Example: 他蹲下来系鞋带。(Tā dūn xiàlái jì xiédài.) He squatted down to tie his shoelaces.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 蹲 as zūn because of the phonetic part 尊, but the standard reading is dūn with a first tone. Also do not mix it up with 跪 (guì), which means to kneel. With 蹲 your knees stay off the ground.
Common words with 蹲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 蹲下 | dūnxià | to squat down; to crouch |
蹲 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蹲
How many strokes are in 蹲?
蹲 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蹲 mean?
蹲 (dūn) means to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere). A common word with it is 蹲下 (dūnxià), meaning "to squat down; to crouch".
How do you pronounce 蹲?
蹲 is pronounced dūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 蹲?
The radical of 蹲 is 足, which carries the idea of "foot". Dictionaries list 蹲 under this radical.
Is 蹲 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 蹲 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 蹲 and 坐?
坐 (zuò) means to sit, usually on a chair or the floor. 蹲 (dūn) means your weight rests on your feet with knees bent and your bottom off the ground.
Does 蹲 have any other meanings in everyday speech?
Yes. Informally it can mean to stay somewhere, as in 在家蹲着 (zài jiā dūnzhe), staying at home. There is also a rare dialect reading cún, meaning to hurt your foot or leg from a hard landing.