枕
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zhěn · pillow

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 枕

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zhěnWords pronounced zhěn
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Example sentences

Notice where 枕 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ jiè le nǐ de zhěntou.我借了你的枕头。

I borrowed your pillow.

Source: Tatoeba #8903300 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tóu zhěn zài mǔ qīn de jiān bǎng shàng.她把头枕在母亲的肩膀上。

She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.

Source: Tatoeba #1672012 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎ zhěn tào huàn le.把枕套換了。

Change the pillowcase.

Source: Tatoeba #9088609 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yòng liǎng gè zhěntou shuìjiào.她用两个枕头睡觉。

She sleeps with two pillows.

Source: Tatoeba #8903305 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì hǎo bèi yì běn jiā yòng yī wèi shǒu cè zài zhěntou biān, cháng cháng fān fān kàn kàn.最好备一本家用医卫手册在枕头边,常常翻翻看看。

It's best to keep a household medical manual by your pillow and read it from time to time.

Source: Tatoeba #420928 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de zhěn tóu zài děng wǒ.我的枕頭在等我。

My pillow is waiting for me.

Source: Tatoeba #9046293 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 枕 in context

  1. Say zhěn, then recall the core meaning: pillow.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 枕头 (zhěn tou), meaning “pillow”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 枕 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.