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oneself

HSK 10
Human →Actions
dùn
トン、シュン
のが.れる
둔, 돈
To escape 辶 to shelter 盾; 盾 also provides the pronunciation
Components
辶 walk+ 盾 shield =
遁 oneself
辶 Meaning component
chuò walk
盾 Meaning component
dùn shield
shield, shield-shaped object
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Notes
Similar Characters
巡 patrol暹 rise边 margin (simp)辽 distant (iii) (simp)达 arrive (simp)迁 shift (simp)迂 doctrinaire迄 so far迅 speedy过 through (simp)迈 take a big stride (simp)迎 greet运 luck (simp)近 near迓 to go to meet返 go back迕 obstinate (iii)还 yet (simp)这 here (simp)进 make (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
遁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
遁 [dùn]
to evade; to flee; to escape
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
遁形 [dùn​xíng] #38,114
to vanish
逃遁 [táo​dùn] #43,769
to escape
遁入空门 [dùn​rù​kōng​mén] #53,862
to take refuge in religious life
遁入空门 [dùn​rù​kōng​mén] #53,862
to take refuge in religious life
奇门遁甲 [qí​mén​dùn​jiǎ] #55,913
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
奇门遁甲 [qí​mén​dùn​jiǎ] #55,913
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
隐遁 [yǐn​dùn] #56,556
to hide (from the world)
隐遁 [yǐn​dùn] #56,556
to hide (from the world)
月光隐遁 [yuè​guāng​yǐn​dùn]
to live in hiding
月光隐遁 [yuè​guāng​yǐn​dùn]
to live in hiding
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (22)
⭐ 逃げる [にげる] #251
to run away
⭐ 逃れる [のがれる] #2,361
to escape
⭐ 見逃す [みのがす] #2,458
to miss
⭐ 逃す [のがす] #2,877
to miss (e.g. a chance)
隠遁 [いんとん] #43,545
retirement (from the world)
遁走 [とんそう] #45,558
flight
逃れ [のがれ] #69,646
escaping
隠遁生活 [いんとんせいかつ] #70,335
a reclusive life
見逃し [みのがし] #71,981
overlooking
遁甲 [とんこう] #85,579
type of astrology
12 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
둔갑
transformation