夋 (qūn): to walk slowly; to draw back (a…

Meanings

1 to walk slowly; to draw back (archaic)

Characters

夋

qūn

to walk slowly; draw back (archaic)

Examples

他说话很缓慢。

Tā shuōhuà hěn huǎnmàn.

He spoke very slowly.

Tips

history

夋 is archaic and not used independently in modern Chinese. It works almost entirely as a phonetic component, giving the sound in 俊 (handsome / talented), 峻 (steep), 骏 (fine horse), 竣 (to complete), and 酸 (sour / acid).

Components

radical

夂 zhǐ

to walk slowly; trailing foot

The lower 'trailing foot' element carries the 'walk slowly / hang back' meaning and is the indexing radical for 夋.

semantic

厶 sī

private; cocoon shape

The small top loop is a stylized head / 'private' element. In 夋 it sits above the slow-walking figure below.

Stroke Order

夋 qūn

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