dūn

HSK 6
common
verb

Meaning of

蹲 means crouch; squat; stay; linger; idle around. Pronounced dūn. HSK 6.

  • crouch; squat
  • stay; linger; idle around

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Liǎng
rén
zài
tóu
dūn
zhe
tán
huà
 

Two people were squatting at the edge of the field chatting.

dūn
zài
biān
děng
péng
yǒu
 
chuī
le
bàn
xiǎo
shí
lěng
fēng
 

He squatted by the roadside waiting for his friend and stood in the cold wind for half an hour.

Xiǎo
māo
dūn
zài
chuāng
tái
shàng
shài
tài
yáng
 
dòng
dòng
 

The kitten was squatting on the windowsill soaking up the sun, not moving at all.

Yùn
dòng
huì
shàng
 
cái
pàn
dūn
zài
pǎo
xiàn线
qián
jiǎn
chá
yùn
dòng
yuán
de
zhuāng
bèi
 

At the sports meet, the referee squatted at the starting line to check the athletes' equipment.

Wèi
le
zhǎo
diào
zài
shā
xià
de
yào
shi
 
dūn
le
hǎo
fēn
zhōng
 

I squatted for several minutes looking for the key that fell under the sofa.