脖子 (bó zi) — neck | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

脖子 (bózi) is the everyday word for 'neck' (the body part). More specific than 领, which usually means collar; 颈椎 is the technical term for the cervical vertebrae inside the neck.

noun

neck

Measure word · 个

Examples

脖子。
Tā de bó zi hěn cháng.
His neck is very long.
脖子，。
Wǒ de bó zi yǒu diǎn téng, yīn wèi shuì jiào zī shì bù hǎo.
My neck hurts a bit because my sleeping position was bad.
脖子。
Tā de bó zi shàng dài le yì tiáo piào liang de xiàng liàn.
She is wearing a beautiful necklace around her neck.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

子zǐnoun ending

脖 carries the neck meaning, and 子 completes the everyday word for neck.

Characters in this word

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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