枕

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(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 (semantic, “wood”) + 冘 (phonetic, yóu)

components: 木冘

pillow · Heisig RSH #2502

木 tree + Frankenbowser Rex

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 冘

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 冘 (yóu) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
冘 sound component	yóu	to move on; doubtful
沈	shěn	to sink, to submerge; addicted; surname
耽	dān	to indulge; to delay
忱	chén	honesty, sincerity, zeal
眈	dān	to stare at, to gaze intently; to delay, to hinder
鸩	zhèn	a bird resembling the secretary falcon

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
枕头大战	zhěn tou dà zhàn	pillow fight
枕边人	zhěn biān rén	the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse
枕边故事	zhěn biān gù shi	bedtime story
枕边风	zhěn biān fēng	pillow talk
棕枕山雀	zōng zhěn shān què	(bird species of China) rufous-naped tit (Periparus rufonuchalis)
枕头套	zhěn tou tào	pillow case
同床共枕	tóng chuáng gòng zhěn	to share the bed; (fig.) to be married
吹枕边风	chuī zhěn biān fēng	to sway (sb) through pillow talk
蓝枕花蜜鸟	lán zhěn huā mì niǎo	(bird species of China) purple-naped spiderhunter (Kurochkinegramma hypogrammicum)
蓝枕八色鸫	lán zhěn bā sè dōng	(bird species of China) blue-naped pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis)
枕头	zhěn tou	pillow
头枕	tóu zhěn	headrest
枕心	zhěn xīn	bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
高枕无忧	gāo zhěn wú yōu	to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
安枕	ān zhěn	to sleep soundly; (fig.) to rest easy; to be free of worries
黑枕王鹟	hēi zhěn wáng wēng	(bird species of China) black-naped monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
枕席儿	zhěn xí r	erhua form of 枕席[zhen3 xi2]
枕木	zhěn mù	railroad tie; sleeper
枕头箱	zhěn tou xiāng	Chinese pillow box (used to keep valuables)
枕骨	zhěn gǔ	occipital bone (back of the skull)