枕 - zhěn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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枕

zhěn

Definition

pillow
to pillow
to rest one's head

Character Decomposition

Related words (30)

occipital lobe

to use clay for a pillow (during mourning period)

pillow

pillowcase

pillow cloth

pillow mat; pillow and mat; bed

枕心

zhěn xīn

bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)

枕木

zhěn mù

railroad tie; sleeper

pillow

to lie in total disorder; lying fallen over one another

枕骨

zhěn gǔ

occipital bone (back of the skull)

pillow case

pillow talk

see 枕石漱流

zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology); pillow basalt

pulvini

a crick in the neck; stiff neck

安枕

ān zhěn

to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries

抱枕

bào zhěn

bolster; a long pillow or cushion

落枕

lào zhěn

to have a stiff neck after sleeping; (of the head) to touch the pillow

sleeper; tie

(bird species of China) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)

同床共枕

tóng chuáng gòng zhěn

to share the bed; (fig.) to be married

吹枕边风

chuī zhěn biān fēng

to sway (sb) through pillow talk

棕枕山雀

zōng zhěn shān què

(bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)

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)

蓝枕八色鸫

lán zhěn bā sè dōng

(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)

蓝枕花蜜鸟

lán zhěn huā mì niǎo

(bird species of China) purple-naped sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum)

Idioms (7)

枕冷衾寒

zhěn lěng qīn hán

cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence

枕戈寝甲

zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

to sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle; determined to kill the enemy; Be prepared!

枕戈待旦

zhěn gē dài dàn

to keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle; determined to kill the enemy; Be prepared!

枕石漱流

zhěn shí shù liú

to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom)

寝苫枕块

qǐn shān zhěn kuài

bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period

曲肱而枕

qū gōng ér zhěn

(lit.) to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom); (fig.) content with simple things

高枕无忧

gāo zhěn wú yōu

to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries

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