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枕
zhěn
1. pillow
2. to pillow
3. to rest one's head
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

枕
zhěn
pillow
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

枕叶
zhěnyè
occipital lobe
枕头
zhěntou
pillow
HSK 6
失枕
shīzhěn
a crick in the neck
枕木
zhěnmù
railroad tie
枕块
zhěnkuài
pillow of clay (used by filial son during Confucian mourning period)
枕葄
zhěnzuò
pillow
枕藉
zhěnjiè
to lie in total disorder
枕骨
zhěngǔ
occipital bone (back of the skull)
枕套
zhěntào
pillowcase
落枕
làozhěn
to have a stiff neck after sleeping
叶枕
yèzhěn
pulvini
轨枕
guǐzhěn
sleeper
抱枕
bàozhěn
bolster
枕巾
zhěnjīn
pillow cloth
枕席
zhěnxí
pillow mat
枕心
zhěnxīn
bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
安枕
ānzhěn
to sleep soundly
枕头套
zhěntoutào
pillow case
枕头箱
zhěntouxiāng
pillow casket (box for valuables kept by the bed)
枕席儿
zhěnxír
erhua variant of [[枕席<zhěnxí>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,604
Word Frequency Rank
4,111 of 84,292

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