躲 duǒ to evade
to evade; to escape; to hide; to dodge; to avoid
How to remember 躲: 身 body + 朵 a bloom = to evade. Playing hide-and-seek, the boy squeezes his whole body behind a pot with a bloom as big as a plate, trying to evade his sister.
Component breakdown
躲 = 身 body + 朵 a bloom
- 身 body
- 朵 a bloom
- 𠘧 how many
- 木 tree
Playing hide-and-seek, the boy squeezes his whole body behind a pot with a bloom as big as a plate, trying to evade his sister.
How it is used
- To dodge/hide to avoid something. 躲雨 (duǒ yǔ) take shelter from rain; 躲起来 (duǒ qǐlai) to hide.
- 躲避 (duǒbì) to avoid/evade - physical dodging or ducking a person: 躲避人群 (duǒbì rénqún) avoid the crowd.
- 躲 vs 避 (bì): 躲 is concrete, bodily hiding/ducking; 避 (as in 避免) is more abstract, 'to avert/prevent'.