蹲
dūn · HSK 6
squat on heels
🚽 尊 (zūn, revered) + 足 (foot) — to lower the revered self onto the feet
Phono-semantic: 足 (foot) gives the meaning of crouching on the feet, while 尊 (zūn) hints at the sound dūn. Catchphrase: dūn sounds like 'done' — sit down when you're done standing.
蹲 — foot radical 足 + 尊 (zūn)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The foot radical 足 supplies the meaning, since squatting is an action done with the legs and feet, while 尊 (zūn) hints at the pronunciation dūn. The original sense 'to squat / crouch' has stayed essentially unchanged.