枕
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
zhěn zhen3
- (bound form) pillow
- to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhèn])
Example sentences
- A clear conscience is an extraordinarily soft pillow.
HSK words with 枕
More words with 枕
- 头枕 tóuzhěn headrest
- 枕心 zhěnxīn bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
- 安枕 ānzhěn to sleep soundly
- 枕木 zhěnmù railroad tie
- 枕骨 zhěngǔ occipital bone (back of the skull)
- 失枕 shīzhěn a crick in the neck
- 落枕 làozhěn to have a stiff neck after sleeping
- 叶枕 yèzhěn (botany) pulvinus
- 枕叶 zhěnyè occipital lobe
- 枕套 zhěntào pillowcase
- 枕席 zhěnxí mat used to cover a pillow