蹲

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 meaning “foot” + 尊 sound ( zūn )

Components 足尊

squat · Heisig RSH #2479

wooden leg + 酋 chieftain + glued to

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
家里蹲	jiā lǐ dūn	recluse; hikikomori person
蹲马步	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; squat clean
屁股蹲儿	pì gu dūn r	(dialect) a fall on the buttocks; pratfall
蹲下	dūn xià	to squat down; to crouch
虎蹲炮	hǔ dūn pào	a short-barreled mortar; an ancient catapult
蹲点	dūn diǎn	(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand exp…
半蹲	bàn dūn	half squat
蹲大牢	dūn dà láo	to be behind bars
深蹲	shēn dūn	squat (exercise)
罚半蹲	fá bàn dūn	to punish a student by having him stand in a half-squatting position with arms extended fo…
蹲守	dūn shǒu	to hang around keeping a watch out for sth
蹲伏	dūn fú	to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
蹲坑	dūn kēng	Turkish toilet; squat toilet; to vacate one's bowels
蹲苦窑	dūn kǔ yáo	(slang) to be behind bars
蹲牢	dūn láo	see 蹲大牢[dun1 da4 lao2]
蹲厕	dūn cè	squat toilet
蹲膘	dūn biāo	to fatten cattle in a shed; to become fat
蹲踞	dūn jù	squat; crouch

Characters sharing the sound component 尊 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尊 sound part	zūn	to honor, to respect, to venerate
鳟	zūn	barbel
撙	zǔn	to cut down, to reduce, to regulate; to rein in spending