颈(jǐng): used in 脖颈
Readingsjǐnggěng
used in 脖颈
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- jǐng / gěng
- Meaning
- used in 脖颈
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 頸
Origin & structure
Where 颈 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Phonetic-semantic compound
⿰？页In this compound, the meaning comes from 页 (head).
One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 颈 step by step
11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 颈
Common words using 颈 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
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