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颈 - jǐng

neck, throat

neck, throat

How to read 颈

Click 颈 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjǐng
Englishneck, throat
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

颈圈 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 颈子. Please read 颈椎 one more time.

Common words with this character

collar
neck
cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
nape

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 颈 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 颈圈 and 颈子 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 颈.