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The character 遁 is structured with the semantic radical 辶, denoting movement, and the phonetic component 盾, which provides its pronunciation and originally means "shield". Etymologically, this construction conveyed the idea of moving away or escaping, with its earliest recorded meanings centered on fleeing or retreating from a situation. Over centuries of use in classical Chinese literature, its semantic range expanded to include notions of hiding, evading, and strategic withdrawal, often applied in philosophical discourses to describe a deliberate disengagement from social or political life.
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敌人遁入山林。
他选择遁世修行。
罪犯企图遁逃无踪。
在追捕下，他只得遁迹江湖。
他的身影在雾中遁形。
他总是用遁辞来回避问题。
心灵在痛苦中寻求遁所。
在政治风暴中，他遁隐海外多年。