ㄓㄣ ˇ

zhěn

pillow

枕 is an 8 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as zhěn in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as zhèn.

It is made up of the components 木 (wood) and 冘 (to move on).

  • 枕
    ㄓㄣ ˇ

    zhěn

    pillow

    • 木
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      wood

    • 冘
      ㄧㄣ ˊ

      yín

      to move on

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Anne, the first to acknowle[dge un]conventional methods sometimes help with migraines, ran out and bought a WOOD <pillow>.
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 枕

zhěn
zhèn

Definitions for 枕 pronounced as zhěn

  • pillow
  • to pillow
  • to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)

Definitions for 枕 pronounced as zhèn

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Book 5 part 2

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