02243 Chinese character of 頸 and pronounce geng2

The Chinese word【頸】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes the body or part, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Neck or neck. Explanation: (1) The part where the head connects to the trunk. Such as: “neck”, “cut off the neck”, “giraffe”, “crane and look”. (2) The neck-like part below the mouth of a vessel. For example: “bottleneck”.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【頸】:jǐng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【頸】:geng2

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【頸】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【頸】, for example:Describing a body part , It means mainly the neck or the neck .Since Chinese characters embody profound layers of interpretation, some complex meanings may be beyond the scope of this explanation.

【頸】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【頸椎、長頸】(Mandarin Pinyin:jǐng zhuī 、zhǎng jǐng/ Cantonese Jyutping:geng2 zeoi1 、coeng4 geng2)

This character consists of 16 individual strokes,It is a Chinese character that, once mastered, allows for a deeper understanding and more diverse expression in communication,The sentence below shows how this character appears in written language.:


長頸鹿以其修長的頸部著稱。

Giraffes are known for their long necks.


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