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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- duo3
- English meanings
- avoid, hide, hide oneself, dodge, hide (oneself)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 身; right 朵.
Meaning & sound clues
身 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “body”.
朵 is identified as the sound component (duǒ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 躲.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
chop; mince
tremble
fall; degenerate
many
to seize
lazy; indolent
measure word (general)
rudder; helm
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 躲藏
- 躲避