How to Write 逡 (qūn) — Meaning “to retreat”

Imagine a rabbit (the top part 夋 looks like rabbit ears and a body) hopping backward because it is scared. The 辶 radical reminds you this is about movement, so the rabbit retreats. This visual helps you remember that 逡 means 'to retreat' or 'to hesitate'.

First write the left side of 夋: a short stroke, then a curve for the 'ear', then the bottom dot shapes. Then add 辶 last with a smooth, wrapping stroke. A common mistake is making 辶 too small or writing 夋 too wide, which makes the character unbalanced.

逡 means 'to retreat' or 'to hesitate', while 迢 (tiáo) means 'distant' and 迤 (yǐ) means 'winding' or 'extending'. Visually, 逡 has 夋 on top, 迢 has 召, and 迤 has 也. They share the 辶 radical but the top parts give very different meanings.

逡 is not common in daily conversation but appears in written or formal language, especially in the word 逡巡 (qūn xún), meaning 'to hesitate' or 'to pace back and forth'. It is also found in classical texts to describe cautious or retreating actions, giving it a literary or scholarly feel.

Common words containing 逡 include: 逡巡 (qūn xún) — to hesitate; 逡避 (qūn bì) — to avoid; 逡改 (qūn gǎi) — to hesitate and change.