Chinese Word: 頸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

頸 (Simplified: 颈)HSK 6

Pinyin: jǐng

English Definition: neck

Chinese Definition:
①头和躯干相连接的部分(亦称“脖子”)，亦指事物像颈的部分：颈项。头颈。颈联(指律诗的第三联，即第五、六两句)。长颈鹿。曲颈甑。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 頁

Pictophonetic:巠 (head) indicates the sound; 頁 conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 巠 [ jīng ] underground river; flowing water
- 頁 [ yè ] page, sheet, leaf

Similar Characters: 頣

頸項	jǐng xiàng	neck
頸椎HSK 6	jǐng zhuī	cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
頸椎病	jǐng zhuī bìng	cervical spondylosis

1		jīng jì fā zhǎn 经济发展 yù dào 遇到 le 了 píng jǐng 瓶颈。 The economic development has reached a bottleneck.
2		zǐ dàn 子弹 shè jìn 射进 tā 他 de 的 jǐng bù 颈部。 The bullet lodged in his neck.
3		zhè jiā 这家 dòng wù yuán 动物园 lǐ 里 yǒu 有 hěn duō 很多 zhòng 种 dòng wù 动物， bāo kuò 包括 dà xióng māo 大熊猫 hé 和 cháng jǐng lù 长颈鹿。 There are many kinds of animals in this zoo, including pandas and giraffes.