脖 (bó) — neck (bound morpheme, usually appears in 脖子 or…

Definition

脖 (bó) is a bound morpheme meaning 'neck' — it almost never stands alone, but combines with 子 to form the everyday word 脖子 (bózi).

bound form

neck (bound morpheme, usually appears in 脖子 or compound words)

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Tā bó zi shàng dài le yì tiáo wéi jīn.
He wore a scarf around his neck.
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É de bó zi hěn cháng.
A goose has a very long neck.
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Wǒ shuì jiào shí lào zhěn le, bó zi hěn téng.
I got a stiff neck from sleeping, and my neck hurts.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

⺼Written in full as肉ròuflesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

孛

Same sound today

脖 combines ⺼, meaning flesh, with 孛, which gives the sound.

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