How to say “pillow” in Chinese
pillow
“Pillow” in Chinese is 枕头, zhěn tou: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
枕头 is read zhěn tou: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”: in the old days headrests were wooden. The right part is the same as in 耽 dān.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “枕头”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 枕头. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个枕头非常柔软zhègezhěntoufēichángróuruǎnThis pillow is very soft.
More words from the lesson “Setting up a home”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pillow” in Chinese?
“Pillow” in Chinese is 枕头, pinyin zhěntou.
What does 枕头 mean?
枕头 (zhěntou) means “pillow”.
How do you write 枕头?
枕头 is 2 characters: 枕 (zhěn) — pillow; 头 (tóu) — head. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 枕头?
枕头 is read zhěntou. Tones: zhěn — third tone, tou — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pillow” in the lesson “Setting up a home”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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