脖子

zi

Traditional: 脖子

#1934 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

neck

Word origin

Formed from 脖 (bó, neck), which carries the flesh radical 月 (ròu, body), plus the common noun suffix 子 (zi).

Origin
compound
Root
脖 (bó, neck, with 月 flesh radical) + 子 (zi, noun suffix)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 脖

Stroke order for 子

Examples

His neck is a bit sore.

It is cold, wrap up your neck well.

jǐng鹿

A giraffe's neck is very long.

xiàngliàn

She wore a necklace around her neck.

Do not keep lowering your neck to look at your phone.

脖子 (bó zi) means neck, the everyday word for the body part. The 子 suffix is unstressed, taking a neutral tone.

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This word is part of lesson 39.