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蹲
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squat

HSK 6
Human →Actions
dūn
ソン、シュン
つくば.う、うずくま.る
준
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 尊 represents the sound.
Components
足 lower leg+ 尊 venerate =
蹲 squat
足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
尊 Phonetic component
zūn venerate
respect, revere, venerate
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Notes
Similar Characters
趴 prostrate oneself趵 noise of tramping feet趸 sell or buy wholesale (simp)趺 sit趼 callous skin on趾 toe趿 slipshod跂 crawling跃 skip (simp)跄 walk rapidly (simp)跆 trample跋 go by foot跌 slump跎 stumble跏 sit cross-legged跐 to trample跑 run跖 foot (simp)跗 the instep跚 stagger
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蹲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蹲 [dūn]
to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)
Japanese
蹲 、 蹲い 、 蹲踞 つくばい 同音
noun stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (27)
蹲点 [dūn​diǎn] #24,260
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
蹲点 [dūn​diǎn] #24,260
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
蹲伏 [dūn​fú] #66,906
to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
蹲踞 [dūn​jù] #61,965
squat
屁股蹲儿 [pì​gu​dūn​r] #71,229
(dialect) a fall on the buttocks
屁股蹲儿 [pì​gu​dūn​r] #71,229
(dialect) a fall on the buttocks
半蹲 [bàn​dūn]
half squat
家里蹲 [jiā​lǐ​dūn]
recluse
家里蹲 [jiā​lǐ​dūn]
recluse
深蹲 [shēn​dūn]
squat (exercise)
17 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (7)
⭐ 蹲る [うずくまる] #15,027
to crouch
這いつくばう [はいつくばう] #21,286
to grovel
這いつくばる [はいつくばる] #22,994
to grovel
蹲 [つくばい] #58,013
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
蹲踞 [そんきょ] #79,681
crouching
蹲む [つくなむ] #148,735
to squat
蹲う [つくばう] #232,057
to crouch