Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 冘 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
枕
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
枕
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
枕
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
枕
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
枕
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
枕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
枕 [zhěn]
pillow; to pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhèn] for this sense)
Japanese
noun
- pillow; bolster
- introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
枕 まくら
Makura female given name
CHINESE WORDS (68)
枕头 [zhěntou] #4,118
pillow
枕头 [zhěntou] #4,118
pillow
高枕无忧 [gāozhěnwúyōu] #22,526
to sleep peacefully (idiom)
高枕无忧 [gāozhěnwúyōu] #22,526
to sleep peacefully (idiom)
同床共枕 [tóngchuánggòngzhěn] #23,565
to share the bed
落枕 [làozhěn] #54,130
to have a stiff neck after sleeping
枕套 [zhěntào] #39,171
pillowcase
枕骨 [zhěngǔ] #32,407
occipital bone (back of the skull)
枕木 [zhěnmù] #42,409
railroad tie
枕巾 [zhěnjīn] #64,660
pillow cloth
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JAPANESE WORDS (68)
枕元 [まくらもと] #9,644
bedside
膝枕 [ひざまくら] #13,862
laying one's head in someone's lap
抱き枕 [だきまくら] #24,066
body pillow
腕枕 [うでまくら] #42,411
using one's arms as a pillow
枕詞 [まくらことば] #49,014
pillow word
枕投げ [まくらなげ] #57,313
pillow fight
枕木 [まくらぎ] #58,542
(railway) sleeper
枕頭 [ちんとう] #64,049
bedside
氷枕 [こおりまくら] #64,559
cooling pillow (often rubber)
手枕 [てまくら] #68,639
using one's arm as a pillow
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KOREAN WORDS (1)