蹲 (dūn): to crouch, to squat, (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
蹲 (dūn) is a Chinese character meaning “to crouch.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 尊 (phonetic). It ranks #2412 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蹲 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- to crouch
- to squat
- (dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹲点verb | dūn diǎn | (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience |
| 蹲伏 | dūn fú | to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait) |
| 家里蹲verb | jiā lǐ dūn | recluse |
| 蹲马步verb | dūn mǎ bù | to do a martial-art squat |
| 蹲便器 | dūn biàn qì | squat toilet |
| 下蹲翻 | xià dūn fān | (weightlifting) clean |
| 蹲下verb | dūn xià | to squat down |
| 蹲大牢 | dūn dà láo | to be behind bars |
| 罚半蹲 | fá bàn dūn | to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended forward |
| 深蹲verb | shēn dūn | squat (exercise) |
| 半蹲 | bàn dūn | half squat |
| 屁股蹲儿noun | pì gu dūn r | (dialect) a fall on the buttocks |
| 蹲守 | dūn shǒu | to hang around keeping a watch out for sth |
| 虎蹲炮 | hǔ dūn pào | a short-barreled mortar |
| 蹲苦窑 | dūn kǔ yáo | (slang) to be behind bars |
蹲 appears in 20 compound words: 65 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蹲 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他蹲下身来，仔细地观察地上的蚂蚁。
Tā dūn xià shēn lái, zǐxì de guānchá dì shang de mǎyǐ.
He squatted down and carefully observed the ants on the ground.
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林家正日职热身赛 接替蹲捕2打数没安打
lín jiā zhèng rì zhí rè shēn sài jiē tì cún bǔ 2 dǎ shǔ méi ān dǎ
Lin Jiazheng played in a NPB exhibition game, taking over as catcher; he went 0-for-2 at the plate.
老年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?避免久站久蹲保护盆底肌吗
lǎo nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? bì miǎn jiǔ zhàn jiǔ cún bǎo hù pén de jī ma
What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in the elderly? Avoid standing and squatting for a long time to protect the pelvic floor muscles
怕發福?蕭美琴發福袋順便「練深蹲」 網讚:誠懇就在細節裡
pà 發 fú ? 蕭 měi qín 發 fú dài 順 biàn 練 shēn cún 網 讚 誠 懇 jiù zài 細 節 裡
Worried about gaining weight? Hsiao Mei-chin hands out red envelopes while "practicing squats" Netizens praise: Sincerity is in the details
發福袋一蹲再蹲!蕭美琴笑曝:順便練深蹲
發 fú dài yī cún zài cún ! 蕭 měi qín xiào pù 順 biàn 練 shēn cún
Squatting again and again with the lucky red envelopes! Hsiao Mei-chin jokes: "Might as well practice my squats while I'm at it."
抢劫银行的后果就是在监狱里蹲十年。
Qiǎngjié yínháng de hòuguǒ jiùshì zài jiānyù lǐ dūn shí nián.
Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.
汤姆蹲了三年多的监狱。
Tāngmǔ dūn le sān nián duō de jiānyù.
Tom spent more than three years in jail.
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