zhěn

(bound form) pillow

to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])

wood (木) + sound (冘) = wooden pillow

The wood radical tells you it's a wooden object you rest your head on. 冘 contributes the sound zhěn and doesn't carry meaning here.

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No stable independent meaning in modern usePhonetic
WoodSemantic

她把头放在床的左边。

tā bǎ zhěn tou fàng zài chuáng de zuǒ biān。

She placed the pillow on the left side of the bed.

着手臂睡着了。

tā zhěn zhe shǒu bì shuì zháo le。

He fell asleep resting his head on his arm.

Words with 枕

头枕

tóu zhěn

headrest

高枕无忧

gāo zhěn wú yōu

to sleep peacefully (idiom)

黑枕燕鸥

hēi zhěn yàn ōu

(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)

黑枕王鹟

hēi zhěn wáng wēng

(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)

黑枕黄鹂

hēi zhěn huáng lí

(bird species of China) black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

U型枕

u xíng zhěn

travel pillow

枕边人

zhěn biān rén

the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse

枕边故事

zhěn biān gù shi

bedtime story

枕边风

zhěn biān fēng

pillow talk

枕头

zhěn tou

pillow

枕头大战

zhěn tou dà zhàn

pillow fight

枕头套

zhěn tou tào

pillow case

More characters with 木