to doze, to nap briefly

Animated Stroke Order 盹

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Stroke Order Diagrams 盹

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
hòu
zài
shā
shàng
dǔn

He takes a nap on the sofa in the afternoon.

2
zuó
wǎn
méi
shuì
hǎo
jīn
tiān
zhí
dǔn

He didn't sleep well last night and has been drowsy all day.

3
kāi
huì
shí
rěn
zhù
dǔn
shuì

She couldn't help dozing off during the meeting.

4
lèi
le
zài
dǔn
ér

He is tired and dozing off.

5
xià
kāi
huì
shí
rěn
zhù
le
dǔn
er

During the afternoon meeting, she couldn't help but take a nap.

6
cháng
xíng
zhōng
kào
zài
chē
chuāng
shàng
dǔn
ér
cuò
guò
le
yán沿
de
fēng
jǐng

During the long journey, he dozed off against the car window and missed the scenery along the way.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2617
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄣˇ
Components
UnicodeU+76F9
Cangjie
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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