颈

jǐng · gěng

neck

Radical: 页 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

顺顶领顾题颜额须颠顿顽颓

Same radical

顺顶领顾题颜额须颠顿顽颓预项颂

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

head

Meanings2 pronunciations

jǐng

neck

gěng

used in bó gěng

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Words with 颈 108 total

to hang oneself吊颈diào jǐng collar (animal)颈圈jǐng quān neck颈项jǐng xiàng neck颈子jǐng zi (dialect) wrist手颈shǒu jǐng (dialect) neck头颈tóu jǐng back of neck项颈xiàng jǐng to crane one's neck · (fig.) with one's neck outstretched in expectation引颈yǐn jǐng cervix; the neck of the uterus宫颈gōng jǐng nape后颈hòu jǐng to strangle · to throttle扼颈è jǐng neck of a bottle · (fig.) bottleneck · problem that impedes progress瓶颈píng jǐng to hang oneself缢颈yì jǐng back of the neck; nape脖颈bó gěng cervical vertebra · the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals颈椎jǐng zhuī nape颈背jǐng bèi neck颈部jǐng bù necklace颈链jǐng liàn cervical spondylosis颈椎病jǐng zhuī bìng cervix; the neck of the uterus子宫颈zǐ gōng jǐng (anatomy) cervical canal宫颈管gōng jǐng guǎn retort · bottle with curved neck曲颈瓶qū jǐng píng (bird species of China) Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)棕颈鸭zōng jǐng yā (bird species of China) grey-necked bunting (Emberiza buchanani)灰颈鹀huī jǐng wú

Idioms with 颈 16 total Chain

friends sworn to death · a friendship that would lead persons to die for each other · bosom friends who are willing to die for one another · sworn friends刎颈之交wěn jǐng zhī jiāo

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