枕骨
zhěn gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

枕骨
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zhěn gǔ
  1. occipital bone (back of the skull)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
抱枕
bào zhěn
  1. 1 bolster
  2. 2 a long pillow or cushion
排骨
pái gǔ
  1. 1 pork chop
  2. 2 pork cutlet
  3. 3 spare ribs
  4. 4 (coll.) skinny person
枕
zhěn
  1. 1 pillow
  2. 2 to pillow
  3. 3 to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhèn] for this sense)
枕头
zhěn tou
  1. 1 pillow
骨
gǔ
  1. 1 bone
骨子
gǔ zi
  1. 1 ribs
  2. 2 frame
骨头
gǔ tou
  1. 1 bone
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn],塊|块[kuài]
  3. 3 moral character
  4. 4 bitterness
傲骨
ào gǔ
  1. 1 lofty and unyielding character
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刺骨
cì gǔ
  1. 1 piercing
  2. 2 cutting
  3. 3 bone-chilling
  4. 4 penetrating (cold)
刻骨
kè gǔ
  1. 1 ingrained
  2. 2 entrenched
  3. 3 deep-rooted
彻骨
chè gǔ
  1. 1 to the bone
  2. 2 to the marrow
  3. 3 fig. to a very large degree
枕套
zhěn tào
  1. 1 pillowcase
枕巾
zhěn jīn
  1. 1 pillow cloth
毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán
  1. 1 to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel one's blood run cold
甲骨文
jiǎ gǔ wén
  1. 1 oracle script
  2. 2 oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
白骨
bái gǔ
  1. 1 bones of the dead
白骨精
Bái gǔ jīng
  1. 1 White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])
  2. 2 (fig.) sly and cunning person
筋骨
jīn gǔ
  1. 1 muscles and bones
  2. 2 physique
  3. 3 strength
  4. 4 courage

Idioms (20)

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. fixed on sth
  3. 3 to cling on without letting go
  4. 4 to pester obstinately
寒风刺骨
hán fēng cì gǔ
  1. 1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài
  1. 1 bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)
  2. 2 the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period
恨之入骨
hèn zhī rù gǔ
  1. 1 to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
情同骨肉
qíng tóng gǔ ròu
  1. 1 as close as flesh and bones (idiom); deep friendship
情逾骨肉
qíng yú gǔ ròu
  1. 1 feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
  2. 2 deep friendship
曲肱而枕
qū gōng ér zhěn
  1. 1 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. content with simple things
枕冷衾寒
zhěn lěng qīn hán
  1. 1 cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
  1. 1 to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep ready for battle at all times
枕戈待旦
zhěn gē dài dàn
  1. 1 to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
枕石漱流
zhěn shí shù liú
  1. 1 to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
  2. 2 a frugal life (idiom)
柔情侠骨
róu qíng xiá gǔ
  1. 1 gentle feelings and chivalrous disposition (idiom)
毛骨悚然
máo gǔ sǒng rán
  1. 1 to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)
  2. 2 to feel one's blood run cold
生死肉骨
shēng sǐ ròu gǔ
  1. 1 lit. the dead returning to life
  2. 2 a miracle (idiom)
瘦骨嶙峋
shòu gǔ lín xún
  1. 1 skinny; emaciated (idiom)

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