盹 dǔn to doze
to doze; to nap; to nod off
How to remember 盹: 目 eye + 屯 to store = to doze. Grandpa's eyes grow heavy while helping to store the potatoes, so he sits on a sack and starts to doze.
Component breakdown
盹 = 目 eye + 屯 to store
- 目 eye
- 屯 to store
Grandpa's eyes grow heavy while helping to store the potatoes, so he sits on a sack and starts to doze.
How it is used
- A doze/catnap - chiefly 打盹儿 (dǎdǔnr): to nod off / take a quick nap - 上班时打了个盹儿 (shàngbān shí dǎ le ge dǔnr) dozed off at work. Colloquial; a brief involuntary nap, not planned sleep.