躲避
duǒbì · HSK 7
dodge
🙈 duo-bee: a duo of bees is coming, dodge and hide!
躲 means hide, 避 means avoid. Together they form hide-dodge. The sound duo-bi echoes a duo of bees you need to duck away from to stay safe.
躲 — body 身 + duo 朵 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound. The left side 身 (body) gives the meaning, since hiding involves moving one's body out of sight. The right side 朵 supplies the sound 'duǒ'. The character thus literally suggests 'to move the body aside,' extended to mean hide, dodge, or avoid.
避 — 辟 (phonetic) + 辶 (walk radical)
避 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The walking radical 辶 gives the meaning 'go, move,' while 辟 (bì/pì) supplies the sound. Together they convey moving away from something — hence 'avoid, evade, shun.'