蹲踞
dūn​jù

squat

蹲 dūn squat

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 尊 represents the sound.

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
尊
尊 Sound component
zūn respect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangzuːn
Unicodedzhuən

說文解字

《說文》：“蹲，踞也。从足，尊聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

踞 jù crouch

To sit 居 on one's feet 足; 居 also provides the pronunciation

Components

足
足 Meaning component
zú foot
居
居 SoundMeaning component
jū live

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkas

說文解字

蹲也。从足居聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)