Chinese Character 頸 Meanings and components.

Form

頸

Meaning

頸 meaning[3] in English

Neck.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 頸 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are underground watercourse (巠) , and head (頁)

Its radical[1] is: 頁 (ye4) which means: Head, .頁ye4head

In cangjie it is written with MMMBC

How to write 頸

To write頸jing3neck you should write a combination of 巠jing1underground watercourse , 頁ye4head arranged in a 吅 shape:

巠 + 頁 = 頸

頸 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 頸 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 頸, looks as follow:

頸
Pinyin:jing3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Neck
巠
Pinyin:jing1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Underground Watercourse . Archaic Variant Of 經|经[Jing1]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
巛
Pinyin:chuan1
Meaning[3]: Archaic Variant Of 川[Chuan1]
工
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Work . Worker . Skill . Profession . Trade . Craft . Labor
頁
Pinyin:ye4
Meaning[3]: Head
丆
Pinyin:han3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: One Of The Characters Used In Kwukyel (Phonetic 'Myeon'), An Ancient Korean Writing System
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
貝
Pinyin:bei4
Meaning[3]: Surname Bei
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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