枕头
Old HSK 6
枕头 (zhěntou) · pillow
枕头 (zhěntou) means “pillow”. It is written with 2 characters: 枕 (pillow) + 头 (head). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 枕头 is built
The characters
枕 zhěn · pillow
What 枕 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 冘yín — to move on
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个枕头太高了。Zhège zhěntou tài gāo le.This pillow is too high.
她把头靠在枕头上。Tā bǎ tóu kào zài zhěntou shàng.She rested her head on the pillow.
Questions about 枕头
What does 枕头 mean?
枕头 (zhěntou) means “pillow”.
How do you pronounce 枕头?
枕头 is pronounced zhěntou.
Which HSK level is 枕头?
枕头 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
- 石头shítoustone
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 骨头gǔtoubone
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 镜头jìngtóucamera lens
Learn 枕头 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 231: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.