Pinyin: zhěnEnglish Definition: pillow; to pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. zhen4 for this sense)
Chinese Definition:
①躺着时垫在头下的东西:枕头。落(lào)枕。枕席。
②躺着的时候,把头放在枕头上或器物上:枕戈待旦。枕藉(纵横相枕而卧)。
③垫着:枕木(铁路上承受铁轨的横木)。枕腕(写字运笔的一种方法,右手垫在左手上写)。
Total strokes: 8;
Radical: 木 Pictophonetic:
冘 indicates the sound;
木 (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 冘 [ yín ] to move on; doubtful
Similar Characters: 忱 桄 杴