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zhěn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhěn | zhen3
English translation
pillow
to pillow
to rest one's head

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About zhěn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

zhěn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of zhěn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木冘

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yín

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using zhěn

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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.

yòng liǎng diàn zhěn diàn tóu .

He used a couple of bolsters to elevate his head.

Words with zhěn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
枕头 zhěntou pillow枕頭
zhěn pillow zhěn
高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu to sleep peacefully (idiom)高枕無憂
同床共枕 tóng chuáng gòng zhěn to share the bed同床共枕 tóng chuáng gòng zhěn
落枕 lào zhěn to have a stiff neck after sleeping落枕 lào zhěn
枕套 zhěn tào pillowcase枕套 zhěn tào
枕骨 zhěn gǔ occipital bone (back of the skull)枕骨 zhěn gǔ
枕木 zhěn mù sleeper枕木 zhěn mù
枕巾 zhěn jīn pillow cloth枕巾 zhěn jīn
枕叶 zhěn yè occipital lobe枕葉
枕席 zhěn xí pillow mat枕席 zhěn xí
枕边风 zhěn biān fēng pillow talk枕邊風
枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn
安枕 ān zhěn to sleep soundly安枕 ān zhěn
轨枕 guǐ zhěn sleeper軌枕
枕藉 zhěn jiè to lie in total disorder枕藉 zhěn jiè
叶枕 yè zhěn pulvini葉枕
曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn fig. content with simple things曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn
枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú a frugal life (idiom)枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú

zhěn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhěn Decomposition

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