枕
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(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 枕
- Common rank
- #1,583
- Unicode
- U+6795
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
pillow · Heisig RSH #2502
木 tree + Frankenbowser Rex
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 枕
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枕头大战 | pillow fight | |
| 枕边人 | the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse | |
| 枕边故事 | bedtime story | |
| 枕边风 | pillow talk | |
| 棕枕山雀 | (bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis) | |
| 枕头套 | pillow case | |
| 同床共枕 | to share the bed; (fig.) to be married | |
| 吹枕边风 | to sway (sb) through pillow talk | |
| 蓝枕花蜜鸟 | (bird species of China) purple-naped spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum) | |
| 蓝枕八色鸫 | (bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) | |
| 枕头 | pillow | |
| 头枕 | headrest | |
| 枕心 | bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case) | |
| 高枕无忧 | to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries | |
| 安枕 | to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries | |
| 黑枕王鹟 | (bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea) | |
| 枕席儿 | erhua form of 枕席[zhen3 xi2] | |
| 枕木 | railroad tie; sleeper | |
| 枕头箱 | Chinese pillow box (used to keep valuables) | |
| 枕骨 | occipital bone (back of the skull) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 冘 — compare how they read.