盹 (dǔn) is a Chinese character meaning “to doze”. It is written from 目 (eye) and 屯 (village; to station), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
目 + 屯
Left–right structure
Structure from: IDS 拆分 ⿰目屯，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–4 为「目」（5 画，x 范围 0.08–0.37），笔画 5–8 为「屯」（4 画，x 范围 0.36–0.94），合计 9 画
Memory aid
An eye (目) next to 屯, which sounds like dǔn. The eye tells you this is about seeing — or about not seeing, because it has drifted shut. 屯 just lends the sound.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 打盹dǎ dǔnto doze off; to take a nap盹 = dǔnspoken asdá dǔn
Go deeper
All readings
to doze
to doze; a short nap (almost always in 打盹)
小睡；打瞌睡。几乎只用在「打盹」里。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 打盹dǎ dǔnto doze off; to take a nap盹 = dǔnspoken asdá dǔn
Sound component
屯 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 盹 mean?
盹 (dǔn) means to doze; a short nap (almost always in 打盹).
How do you pronounce 盹?
It is pronounced dǔn.
What parts is 盹 made of?
目 (eye) and 屯 (village; to station), side by side. The recorded source is: IDS 拆分 ⿰目屯，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–4 为「目」（5 画，x 范围 0.08–0.37），笔画 5–8 为「屯」（4 画，x 范围 0.36–0.94），合计 9 画. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 盹 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 盹?
目. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 盹?
Common ones are 打盹. The reading of 盹 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.