脖

bó
#2,170 most
frequent character
neck

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

脖 bó pairs 月 body meat with 孛 bèi as sound part. The body part gives original 'acupuncture point below the navel'; the everyday meaning 'neck' was borrowed for its sound.

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Homophones

伯bó
father's elder brother, senior
勃bó
flourishing, prosperous, suddenly
博bó
extensive, ample, rich, obtain
卜bó
used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]
薄bó
meager, slight, weak, ungenerous or unkind
柏bó
(used for transcribing names)

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