躲 (do2 | duo3) : dodge; hide onself

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躲

do2

duo3

[1] dodge; avoid; duck; elude
[2] hide/conceal oneself; lie low

Stroke count: 13

Level: 1

Radical: (#158)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

躲

This word has been viewed 4284 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Jan 2011 04:38

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躲避 do2 bei6 duo3 bi4 = to escape; to evade capture

躲藏 do2 cong4 duo3 cang2 = to hide

躲懶 do2 laan5 = to shy away from work; to shun work

躲過 do2 gwo3 = dodging

閃躲 sim2 do2 shan3 duo3 = dodge

躲躲閃閃 do2 do2 sim2 sim2 duo3 duo3 shan3 shan3 = to evade; to dodge (out of the way)

明槍易躲，暗箭難防 ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 am3 zin3 naan4 fong4 ming2 qian1 yi4 duo3 an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 = its easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow

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Decimal representation of this word: 躲
Unicode code for this character: U+8eb2 (off-site link)

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