枕 zhěn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 冘 to move on
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
枕头
zhěntou
pillow
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他换了一个更低的枕头，睡眠质量明显改善。 Tā huàn le yí ge gèng dī de zhěntou, shuìmián zhìliàng míngxiǎn gǎishàn. He changed to a lower pillow, and the quality of his sleep clearly improved.
- 这个枕头太硬了，我睡得脖子很不舒服。 Zhège zhěntou tài yìng le, wǒ shuì de bózi hěn bù shūfu. This pillow is too hard, and my neck is very uncomfortable when I sleep.
- 妈妈给我新买了一个软软的枕头。 Māma gěi wǒ xīn mǎi le yí ge ruǎnruǎn de zhěntou. Mom bought me a new soft pillow.