懂中文 Dong Chinese

頸

jǐng

neck

Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 巠 represents the sound.

Components
頁 meaning component

頁  Meaning component

yè, xié

  

(head), page

巠 sound component

巠  Sound component

jīng

  

warp (textile)

Evolution

頸 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
頸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
頸 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
頸 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

颈 (頸) 

jǐng

neck, throat; neck

Most common words with 頸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

颈

neck

瓶颈

bottleneck

颈部

neck

颈椎

cervical vertebra

长颈鹿

giraffe