How is 蹲 pronounced?

蹲 is pronounced “cún” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 蹲?

蹲 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 蹲 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verb

cún

蹲 (cún) means “to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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运动员在起跑线上蹲下来，准备听发令枪响。

Yùndòngyuán zài qǐpǎoxiàn shàng dūn xiàlái, zhǔnbèi tīng fālìngqiāng xiǎng.

The athletes squatted down at the starting line, ready to hear the starting gun.

What does 蹲 mean?: 蹲 (cún) means “to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 蹲 pronounced?: 蹲 is pronounced “cún” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 蹲?: 蹲 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 蹲?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 蹲 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27