枕 (zam2 | zhen3 ) : pillow

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枕

zam2

zhen3

[1] pillow
[2] rest the head on

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

枕

This word has been viewed 7709 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2009 12:25

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枕頭 zam2 tau4 zhen3 tou5 = a pillow

枕住 zam2 zyu6 = consistently 粵

枕長 zam2 coeng4 = long term 粵

金枕頭 gam1 zam2 tau4 jin1 zhen3 tou5 = durian monthong

告枕頭狀 gou3 zam2 tau4 zong6*2 = wife's complaints against person

攬枕 laam2 zam2 lan3 zhen3 = a bolster (pillow) 粵

安枕 on1 zam2 an1 zhen3 = free from worry

午安枕 ng5 on1 zam2 = a sleep pillow

鬼拍後尾枕 gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2 = to confess without being pressured 粵

攝高枕頭諗清楚 sip3 gou1 zam2 tau4 nam2 cing1 co2 = think about it clearly 粵
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Showing 1 example containing 枕

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 枕
Unicode code for this character: U+6795 (off-site link)

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