Memory phrase for the Kanji: 脖
脖
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Meaning
neck, collar
Pronunciation
bó
Explanation
Left: body part 月/肉, right: 孛 (from above: head 十, emphasized broad neck 冖, small rest 子 of the body)
Mnemonic
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The body part that is here emphasized is the neck.
Radicals
肉
body part This radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
冖
cover This very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
子
child A child with an emphasized head 乛, body 丿 and two outstretched arms 一.
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Vocabulary
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脖子
bó zi
neck
脸红脖子粗
liǎn hóng bó zi cū
red in the face; extremely angry
脖颈儿
bó gěngr
back of the neck; nape
脖颈儿
bó gěngr