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枕

Mandarin · pinyin zhěn

(bound form) pillow
to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. zhèn)

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枕: zhěn · pillow

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3 · zhen3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zam2 · zam3

Cantonese word readings for 枕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

pillow
occipital bone
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 軫 /轸 (zhěn, “cross board at rear of a carriage”)

character · Etymology 2

to pillow; to lay one's head on
to approach
to lean on
a surname

character · Etymology 3

Lindera umbellata
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 沉 (chén)

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