how to write dun(squat) in chinese

蹲

pinyindūn
radicals足Stroke count19
eanglish meaningsquat; crouch; sit; squat down; crouch down; stay; hunker down; squat on the heels; ctrl

Stroke order of the Chinese character "蹲" (dun)

Handwriting

v. （两腿尽量弯曲，像坐的样子，但臀部不着地） squat on the heels; crouch:

1. 蹲在火边
squat about [by] the fire;

2. 两人蹲下就聊起来了。
Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat.

v. （比喻呆着或闲居） stay:

1. 蹲在家里
stay at home;

2. 他在实验室里一蹲就是好几个小时。
He would stay for hours at a stretch in the laboratory.