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盹 (dǔn) is a verb meaning to doze off or nod into a light sleep. It is a phono-semantic compound. The left-side radical 目 (mù, eye) provides the semantic category, linking the meaning to the physical act of one's eyes closing during drowsiness. The right component 屯 (tún) primarily supplies the pronunciation. This character is commonly found in the compound word 打盹 (dǎdǔn), which specifically denotes an informal, brief nap rather than deep nighttime sleep.