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盹

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doze; nap

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Strokes
9
Radical
目 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
盹
Common rank
#5,047
Unicode
U+76F9

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Formation & memory

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How 盹 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 屯 sound ( tún )

Components 目 屯

Words with 盹

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WordPinyinMeaning
打盹儿 dǎ dǔn r erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]
打盹 dǎ dǔn to doze off

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 屯 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
屯 sound part tún village, hamlet; camp; station
顿 dùn to pause; to bow; to arrange
纯 chún pure, clean; simple, genuine
吨 dūn a metric ton
钝 dùn blunt, obtuse; dull, flat; dim-witted
炖 dùn stew; to cook stew
囤 tún grain basket; to store, to hoard
沌 dùn chaotic, confused; murky, turbid
砘 dùn a kind of farm tool
窀 zhūn to bury
饨 tún stuffed dumplings
肫 zhūn gizzard; honest, sincere