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Left-Right

颈=巠warp+页head

The head (页) connects to the body via the neck (巠) — the neck or throat.

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HSK Vocabulary: 颈

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颈椎

jǐng zhuī

cervical vertebra [bones in the neck]

瓶颈

píng jǐng

bottleneck

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 颈 is used in context

jiāo交

tōng通

yōng拥

dǔ堵

shì是

chéng城

shì市

fā发

zhǎn展

de的

píng瓶

jǐng颈

。

Traffic congestion is a bottleneck for urban development.

tā他

zhuàn转

dòng动

jǐng颈

bù部

huǎn缓

jiě解

suān酸

tòng

jǐng颈

zhuī椎

wèn问

tí题

xū需

yào要

jí及

shí时

zhì

Information

Pinyinjǐng

Meaningneck

Strokes11

Radical页

Traditional頸

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1930

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄥˇ

UnicodeU+9888

CangjieNOMBC

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痛

。

He rotated his neck to relieve the soreness.

治

liáo疗

。

Cervical spine problems require timely treatment.

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