懂中文 Dong Chinese

枕

zhěn

pillow

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

木  Meaning component

mù

  

tree

冘 sound component

冘  Sound component

yín, yóu

  

to move on

Evolution

枕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
枕 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
枕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

枕  

zhěn

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

Most common words with 枕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

枕头

pillow

枕

pillow

高枕无忧

to sleep peacefully (idiom)

同床共枕

to share the bed

落枕

to have a stiff neck after sleeping