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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)

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

Metadata

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

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