颈 jǐng neck
neck; throat
How to remember 颈: 𢀖 warp threads + 页 page = neck. The weaver pulls the warp threads tight, turns another page of her pattern book and rubs her stiff neck.
Component breakdown
颈 = 𢀖 warp threads + 页 page
- 𢀖 warp threads
- 页 page
The weaver pulls the warp threads tight, turns another page of her pattern book and rubs her stiff neck.
How it is used
- The neck. 颈部 (jǐngbù) the neck region, 颈椎 (jǐngzhuī) the cervical vertebrae - 颈椎病 (jǐngzhuībìng) neck/cervical trouble, a common desk-worker ailment.
- 瓶颈 (píngjǐng) = a bottleneck, both literal and figurative (技术瓶颈 a technical bottleneck).