脖子

bózi

noun HSK 7-9 #1,991

Measure Word

一个脖子 gè

Meanings

1 neck

Characters

suffix for nouns

Examples

我的脖子好疼。

Wǒ de bózi hǎo téng.

My neck really hurts.

她脖子上戴着一条项链。

Tā bózi shàng dài zhe yìtiáo xiàngliàn.

She's wearing a necklace around her neck.

Tips

memory

脖 has the 月 (flesh/body) radical on the left, indicating a body part. The right side 孛 is phonetic. 脖子 is the only common word using 脖.

Stroke Order

脖 bó

子 zǐ