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title: "Zhentou Meaning: 枕头 (zhěntou) Means “pillow”"
description: "枕头 (traditional 枕頭, zhěntou) means “pillow”. Hear its tones, see what 枕 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhentou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 枕头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

枕头 zhěntou

## pillow

## Its characters

1. 枕 zhěn pillow
2. 头 tou (suffix) noun suffix (as in 木头, 甜头)

## In a sentence

这个枕头太高了，我睡不好。 This pillow is too high; I can't sleep well.

大人就用红纸包住一些钱，放在孩子的**枕头**边。

From [为什么中国人过年要给红包？ · Why do Chinese people give red envelopes?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-do-chinese-people-give-red-envelopes#library-word-186-188)

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## More words with 枕 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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