Phonetic Reading of the Character '枕'



Animated Stroke Order of 枕:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '枕'



Radical:木     Strokes:8



Pinyin & Definition:

zhěnpillow


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Words with Chinese Character 枕:
pillow
to pillow
to rest one's head
枕冷衾寒cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
枕叶lobus occipitalis; occipital lobe
枕块pillow of clay (used by filial son during Confucian mourning period)
cf bed of straw and pillow of clay 寢苫枕塊|寝苫枕块
枕外隆凸尖inion
枕头pillow
枕头套pillow case
枕头箱pillow casket (box for valuables kept by the bed)
枕套pillow case
枕岩漱流see 枕石漱流
枕巾pillow cloth
枕席seating mat
枕席不安cannot sleep peacefully
枕席儿erhua variant of 枕席, seating mat
枕席自荐to be willing to become a wife to someone
枕心bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
枕戈寝甲to sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle
determined to kill the enemy
Be prepared!
枕戈待旦to keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle
determined to kill the enemy
Be prepared!
枕木sleeper (wooden support for railway track)
枕状玄武岩pillow lava (geology)
pillow basalt