盹
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dǔn · to doze, to nap, to nod off

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

目Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 盹 sits in each complete thought.

Yě xǔ wǒ huì mǎ shàng fàng qì rán hòu qù dǎ dǔn.也许我会马上放弃然后去打盹。

Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.

Source: Tatoeba #25 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cǐ kè dǎ dǔn, nǐ jiāng zuò mèng; ér cǐ kè xué xí, nǐ jiāng yuán mèng.此刻打盹,你将做梦;而此刻学习,你将圆梦。

This moment will nap, you will have a dream; But this moment study,you will interpret a dream.

Source: Tatoeba #3086817 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gāng jié shù, jiù tǎng xià dǎ le gè dǔn ér.她刚结束,就躺下打了个盹儿。

As soon as she finished, she lay down and had a nap.

Source: Tatoeba #462095 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 盹 in context

  1. Say dǔn, then recall the core meaning: to doze, to nap, to nod off.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 打盹儿 (dǎ dǔn ér), meaning “erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 盹 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.