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枕头 zhěntou

枕头 zhěntou Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 枕头 zhěntou .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhěntou | zhen3 tou5
English translation
pillow

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Traditional form

枕頭

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 枕头 zhěntou

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zhěn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yín represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

yín

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

木冘

Number of Strokes

8
tóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dòu represents the sound. The simplified character tóu was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character tóu .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺀大

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 枕头 zhěntou

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zài zhè 枕头 zhěntou shǎng xiù le 野花 yě huā .

I embroidered wild flowers on the pillow.

Lún 年龄 niánlíng , liǎ 已经 yǐjīng 不是 bú shi bào zhāo 枕头 zhěntou zài 床上打闹,或者 huòzhě ràng 人家 rénjiā lái shuǎi de xiǎo 娃娃 wáwa le .

The two young daughters sat on the bedroom couch watching him.

筋疲力尽 jīn pí lì jìn , yòu tǎng zài 枕头 zhěntou shǎng .

Her strength was exhausted and she fell back on the pillow.

ǎi 老头 lǎo tóu 考虑 kǎolǜ zhāo , 瘦骨 lín lín de 肩膀 jiānbǎng shēn mái zài duī 枕头 zhěntou 之中 zhī zhōng .

The little man considered, his bony shoulders deep in the pile of pillows.

苍白 cāngbái ,配给 pèi jǐ dāng 偎依 de 枕头 zhěntou ./ zǒu ! jǐn zài 脚下 jiǎo xià ,作垫 Shí .

Go further! let It'serve to trample on.

枕头 zhěntou Decomposition

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枕头 zhěntou Compounds

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