遁 (deon6 | dun4) : flee; escape; evade; shirk

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遁

deon6

dun4

flee; escape; evade; shirk

Stroke count: 13

Level: 4

Radical: (#162)

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

遁

This word has been viewed 2662 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 16th Aug 2009 02:04

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借尿遁 ze3 niu6 deon6 jie4 niao4 dun4 = use going to the restroom as an excuse to slip away

遠遁山林 jyun5 deon6 saan1 lam4 yuan3 dun4 shan1 lin2 = seek seclusion from society in the wooded hills

無所遁形 mou4 so2 deon6 jing4 wu2 suo3 dun4 xing2 = have no place hide or flee

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Decimal representation of this word: 遁
Unicode code for this character: U+9041 (off-site link)

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