dūn

镦

Character · VerbTraditional鐓

upset forging; squat

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to upset; to forge by hammering or pressing to increase cross-sectional area

technical

A specialized metalworking technique in forging. Terms like 冷镦 (cold upsetting) and 热镦 (hot upsetting) are common in manufacturing.

Zhè这
ge个
líng零
jiàn件
xū需
yào要
jīng经
guò过
lěng冷
dūn镦
chǔ处
lǐ理
 。

This component needs to undergo cold upsetting.

Rè热
dūn镦
gōng工
yì艺
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
zhì制
zào造
luó螺
shuān栓
de的
tóu头
bù部
 。

Hot upsetting is often used to make the heads of bolts.

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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zhèng正
zài在
dūn镦
cū粗
zhè这
gēn根
gāng钢
pī坯
 。

The workers are upsetting this steel billet to make it thicker.

2.

verb

to squat; to crouch down (archaic variant of 蹲)

archaic

An archaic or variant written form. The modern standard character for this meaning is 蹲.

Tā他
dūn镦
zài在
qiáng墙
jiǎo角
 ，
mò默
mò默
bù不
yǔ语
 。

He squatted in the corner, silent.