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颈
頸
jǐng
1. neck
Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

颈
jǐng
neck, throat
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

吊颈
diàojǐng
to hang oneself
宫颈
gōngjǐng
cervix
引颈
yǐnjǐng
to crane one's neck
后颈
hòujǐng
nape
扼颈
èjǐng
to strangle
瓶颈
píngjǐng
bottleneck
缢颈
yìjǐng
to hang oneself
项颈
xiàngjǐng
back of neck
头颈
tóujǐng
(dialect) neck
颈圈
jǐngquān
collar (animal)
颈子
jǐngzi
neck
颈椎
jǐngzhuī
cervical vertebra
HSK 6
颈背
jǐngbèi
nape
颈部
jǐngbù
neck
颈链
jǐngliàn
necklace
颈项
jǐngxiàng
neck
子宫颈
zǐgōngjǐng
cervix
曲颈瓶
qūjǐngpíng
retort
棕颈鸭
zōngjǐngyā
(Chinese bird species) Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
灰颈鹀
huījǐngwú
(Chinese bird species) grey-necked bunting (Emberiza buchanani)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,116
Word Frequency Rank
6,477 of 84,292

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