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夋

qūn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to walk slowly; to draw back (archaic)

Examples

HSK 5
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