Chinese symbol for “pillow”
枕头
zhěn tou
Traditional: 枕頭
pillow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pillow is 枕头 (zhěn tou), defined as: pillow.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pillow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 枕 | zhěn | (bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4]) |
| 葄 | zuò | straw cushion; pillow |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 枕头.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高枕无忧 (高枕無憂) | gāo zhěn wú yōu | to sleep peacefully (idiom); (fig.) to rest easy |
| 枕木 | zhěn mù | railroad tie; sleeper |
| 头枕 (頭枕) | tóu zhěn | headrest |
| 枕套 | zhěn tào | pillowcase |
| 同床共枕 | tóng chuáng gòng zhěn | to share the bed; (fig.) to be married |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pillow”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.