蹲 (dūn) — to squat, to crouch; (colloquial) to stay (somewhere) for a long time, to hang around
Definition
蹲 (dūn) means physically crouching low with knees bent — the body posture sense. The 'stay somewhere for a long time' meaning is colloquial, like camping out (e.g. 蹲守).
verb
to squatto crouch(colloquial) to stay (somewhere) for a long timeto hang around
Easily confused
Examples
- 蹲。Tā dūn zài lù biān děng chē.He squatted by the roadside waiting for the bus.
- ，蹲。Wèi le wán chéng shí yàn, tā dūn zài shí yàn shì yì zhěng tiān.To finish the experiment, he stayed in the lab all day.
- 蹲，。Jǐng chá dūn shǒu le sān tiān, zhōng yú zhuā zhù le xián yí rén.The police staked out for three days and finally caught the suspect.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
蹲 pairs 足 (foot) with 尊, which gives the sound, to write the idea of sitting.
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