Memory phrase for the Kanji: 蹲


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Meaning to crouch, to squat

Pronunciation

dūn

Explanation

Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: honorific (When sth. comes out of a wine mug by a skillful hand , it's seen to be: honorific.)

Mnemonic


 
(Making a kowtow?) With your feet you are honorific, if you crouch.

Radicals

foot
honorific
wine, alcohol
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
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 Vocabulary

 蹲踞  dūn jù  squat; crouch
 蹲膘  dūn biāo  to fatten cattle in a shed; to become fat
 蹲厕  dūn cè  squat toilet
 蹲厕  dūn cè  


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