躲
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to hide; to dodge; to avoid
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,260 U+8EB2
How 躲 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
身 (semantic, “body”) + 朵 (phonetic, duǒ)
How to remember it
dodge · Heisig RSH #2294
身 somebody + 朵 flouds
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 朵
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 朵 (duǒ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朵 sound component | duǒ | cluster of flowers; earlobe; an item on both sides |
| 剁 | duò | to chop by pounding, to hash, to mince |
| 垛 | duò | heap, pile; to heap, to pile |
| 跺 | duò | to stamp the feet |
| 哚 | duǒ | a chemical element |
Words containing 躲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 躲得过初一，躲不过十五 | duǒ de guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ | lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idio… |
| 躲过初一，躲不过十五 | duǒ guò chū yī , duǒ bù guò shí wǔ | see 躲得過初一，躲不過十五|躲得过初一，躲不过十五[duo3 de5 guo4 chu1 yi1 , duo3 bu4 guo4 shi2 wu3] |
| 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 | míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | see 明槍易躲，暗箭難防|明枪易躲，暗箭难防[ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2] |
| 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 | míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is … |
| 东躲西闪 | dōng duǒ xī shǎn | to dodge about |
| 躲清闲 | duǒ qīng xián | to avoid external disturbance in order to idle |
| 躲开 | duǒ kāi | to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc); to avoid (sb) |
| 躲风 | duǒ fēng | lit. to avoid the wind; fig. to keep low to avoid a difficult situation; to stay out of tr… |
| 躲避球 | duǒ bì qiú | dodgeball |
| 躲年 | duǒ nián | to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one find… |
| 躲难 | duǒ nàn | to take refuge; to seek refuge from disaster |
| 躲猫猫 | duǒ māo māo | hide-and-seek (game); peekaboo (game) |
| 躲雨 | duǒ yǔ | to take shelter from the rain |
| 藏躲 | cáng duǒ | to hide; to conceal |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng | to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover |
| 躲躲藏藏 | duǒ duǒ cáng cáng | to be in hiding |
| 躲穷 | duǒ qióng | to take refuge with a rich relative |
| 躲闪 | duǒ shǎn | to evade; to dodge (out of the way) |
| 闪躲 | shǎn duǒ | to dodge; to evade |
| 躲躲闪闪 | duǒ duǒ shǎn shǎn | to evade; to dodge (out of the way) |