盹 meaning and stroke order
To doze, to nap, to nod off
How to write 盹, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 盹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- doze
- nap
How 盹 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Eye.
目 gives the meaning and 屯 hints at the sound.
Radical: 目 (eye), shared by 100 characters on this site.
How to remember 盹
盹 has the eye 目 (mù) on the left for meaning and 屯 (tún) on the right for sound. Picture your eyes 目 slowly closing as you doze off for a moment.
盹 is almost never used alone. It appears in 打盹 (dǎdǔn) or the spoken northern form 打盹儿 (dǎdǔnr), meaning to take a short nap or nod off. 他在车上打了个盹儿。(Tā zài chē shang dǎ le ge dǔnr.) He dozed off for a bit on the bus.
Common mistake: Learners often read 盹 as tún because of the phonetic part 屯, but the correct reading is dǔn with a third tone. Also do not confuse it with 吨 (dūn, ton), which has the mouth radical 口 instead of the eye 目.
Common words with 盹
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
盹 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 盹
How many strokes are in 盹?
盹 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 盹 mean?
盹 (dǔn) means to doze, to nap, to nod off. A common word with it is 打盹儿 (dǎdǔnr), meaning "erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]".
How do you pronounce 盹?
盹 is pronounced dǔn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 盹?
The radical of 盹 is 目, which carries the idea of "eye". Dictionaries list 盹 under this radical.
Is 盹 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 盹 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 打盹 and 睡觉?
睡觉 (shuìjiào) means to sleep in general, often for the night. 打盹 means a short, light doze, often unplanned, like nodding off in class or on a train.
Why do people say 打个盹儿 with 个 in the middle?
打盹 is a verb plus object, so a measure word like 个 can go in between to make it sound casual and brief. 打个盹儿 means to grab a quick nap, similar to saying take a little snooze.