颈

頸
gěng
#2,113 most
frequent character
used in 脖頸|脖颈[bo2geng3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

颈 joins 𢀖 jīng, which supplies the sound, with 页, a head-focused person. The head part points to the meaning 'neck.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

颈jǐng
neck

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