Keyword
pillow
- Frequency
- #2586
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
zhěn
Mnemonic
木 (wood) gives the meaning and 冘 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
枕头
pillow
枕
(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. zhèn)
高枕无忧
to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
枕木
railroad tie; sleeper
头枕
headrest
枕套
pillowcase
同床共枕
to share the bed; (fig.) to be married
枕骨
occipital bone (back of the skull)
轨枕
sleeper; tie
枕叶
occipital lobe
落枕
to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow
安枕
to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
枕巾
pillow cloth
枕藉
to lie in total disorder; lying fallen over one another
枕席
mat used to cover a pillow; (literary) bed
枕边人
the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse
枕戈待旦
lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom); fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
枕头套
pillow case
白枕鹤
(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Antigone vipio)
枕边风
pillow talk
枕心
bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)