遯

A phono-semantic compound consisting of:

辵 (walking) — semantic component, clearly signals motion;

豚 — phonetic component, supplying the sound (돈 / tún).

The original idea is “to move away quickly,” hence escape or retreat.

In Korean, 遯 appears mostly in classical or literary vocabulary.

도둔 (逃遯) — fleeing and hiding (classical usage)

은둔 (隱遯) — seclusion; withdrawal from society

둔세 (遯世) — retreating from the world

遯 often implies deliberate withdrawal, sometimes philosophical or reclusive rather than panic-driven escape.

Related characters:

逃 — to escape; to run away

避 — to avoid

隱 — to hide

退 — to retreat

Records of the Grand Historian (史記) references to sages who withdrew from worldly affairs (遯世).

In Daoist philosophy, retreat (遯) can be a wise and strategic act rather than cowardice.

《易經》 (The Book of Changes)

Hexagram 33: 遯卦 — “Retreat”

Symbolizing strategic withdrawal in the face of unfavorable circumstances.

遯 is the older traditional form;

遁 became standardized in later usage.