Updated July 2026
What does 蹲 mean?
蹲 (dūn) means waiting for this / following in internet Chinese slang. A one-character comment meaning "I'm waiting for this" — waiting for a link, a result, a follow-up, or the rest of a story. Literally, it means "to squat".
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One character, endlessly useful. 蹲, dūn, means to squat. In a comment section it means I am waiting for this. 蹲一个后续. Waiting for the follow-up. Picture everyone crouched around a post, patiently waiting for the poster to come back.
Example
蹲一个后续。
Dūn yí ge hòuxù.
Waiting for the follow-up.
Where 蹲 comes from
From 蹲守, to stake something out. Squatting down to wait became the picture for camping in a comment section until the poster comes back with the link, the result or the rest of the story.
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