to squat; to crouch down

Animated Stroke Order 蹲

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Stroke Order Diagrams 蹲

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
dūn
xià
xié
dài

He squatted down to tie his shoelaces

2
gàn
zài
cūn
dūn
diǎn
diào
yán

Cadres are working in the village to conduct research

3
jǐng
chá
zài
kǒu
dūn
shǒu
xián
rén

The police are lying in wait for the suspect at the intersection

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes19
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1895
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄣ
Components
UnicodeU+8E72
CangjieRMHJU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality