Dong Chinese dictionary

tún

buttocks

Depicts a person (尸) with emphasized buttocks sitting on a table (丌). Original form of 臀.

Components

尸 Iconic component

shī

sitting person

𠂤 Iconic component

duī

mound

Depicts a person's buttocks.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠂤 than it was in ancient scripts.

丌 Iconic component

jī, qí

table

Depicts a table.

Definitions

tún

buttocks [ancient variant of 臀]

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.227-228

李学勤《字源》p.746