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Chinese symbol for “crouch”

蹲
dūn
to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crouch is 蹲 (dūn), defined as: to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

蹲 dūn
to squat, to crouch
radical 157 ⾜ · 19 strokes

Other Chinese words for “crouch”

WordPinyinMeaning
跪伏guì fúto crouch (of animal)
趴伏pā fúto crouch; to lie prone
卧 (臥)wòto lie; to crouch
蹲下dūn xiàto squat down; to crouch
蹲踞dūn jùsquat; crouch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蹲.

WordPinyinMeaning
蹲下dūn xiàto squat down; to crouch
蹲点 (蹲點)dūn diǎn(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience; (dialect) taking a crap
蹲坑dūn kēngTurkish toilet; squat toilet
蹲守dūn shǒuto hang around keeping a watch out for sth
蹲伏dūn fúto crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
蹲马步 (蹲馬步)dūn mǎ bùto do a martial-art squat

See also: Japanese symbol for “crouch”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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