(jǐng): neck

(jǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “neck.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic). It ranks #2080 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, head. Its radical form (page) appears in many related characters such as (xié, head), (shùn, to obey), (, must).

Native pronunciation
HSK 6Radical: page11 strokesFrequency #2080 semantic

Definitions

  1. neck

Etymology & Origin

pictophonetichead

Components:semantic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
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10
11

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounjǐng zhuīcervical vertebra6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
鹿cháng jǐng lùgiraffe
píng jǐngneck of a bottle
tóu jǐng(dialect) neck
bó gěngback of the neck
jǐng xiàngneck
zǐ gōng jǐng guǎn(anatomy) cervical canal
cháng jǐng lóngtanystropheus, long-necked reptile from Triassic
jǐng zineck
hòu jǐngnape
zǐ gōng jǐngcervix
jǐng bùneck
shǒu jǐng(dialect) wrist
bái jǐng cháng wěi zhì(bird species of China) Elliot's pheasant (Syrmaticus ellioti)
yǐn jǐng jiù lùto extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
zǐ gōng jǐng mǒ piàncervical smear (Tw)
68
Total compounds
13
As first character
19
As last character
68
As middle character

appears in 68 compound words: 13 as the first character, 19 as the last, and 68 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

chuí
0.5993,408 co-occurrences
píng
0.5943,650 co-occurrences
0.552750 co-occurrences
鹿
0.5333,147 co-occurrences
mài
0.5281,854 co-occurrences
shé
0.4931,812 co-occurrences
gōng
0.4792,364 co-occurrences
0.461588 co-occurrences
lóng
0.4532,880 co-occurrences
é
0.450354 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

tū pò píng jǐngHSK 6+

to make a breakthrough

phrase
zǐgōngjǐng'áiHSK 7+

cervical cancer

noun
yán jǐng qǐ zhǒngHSK 6+

to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

phrase
yǐn jǐng jiù lùHSK 6+

to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

gěng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "neck" has different usages in different contexts.

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少女第一次做ae一般多少秒正常?肩酸痛是姿势不良的早期信号吗

shǎo nǚ dì yī cì zuò a e yī bān duō shǎo miǎo zhèng cháng ? jiān jǐng suān tòng shì zī shì bù liáng de zǎo qī xìn hào ma

How many seconds is normal for a girl to do AE for the first time? Is shoulder and neck pain an early sign of poor posture?

It之家Feb 2026

...026 GTC 下月开幕,系统突破算力瓶

. . . 0 2 6 G T C xià yuè kāi mù , xì tǒng tū pò suàn lì píng jǐng

... 026 GTC will open next month, and the system will break through the bottleneck of computing power

工商時報Feb 2026

艾司摩尔突破EUV光源瓶 功率提升至千瓦 拚2030产能增50%

ài sī mó ěr tū pò E U V guāng yuán píng jǐng gōng lǜ tí shēng zhì qiān wǎ 拚 2 0 3 0 chǎn néng zēng 5 0

Esmore breaks through the bottleneck of EUV light sources, increases power to kilowatts, and strives to increase production capacity by 50% by 2030

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再遇瓶 NASA载人登月任务恐延至4月

zài yù píng jǐng N A S A zài rén dēng yuè rèn wù kǒng yán zhì 4 yuè

Another bottleneck NASA's manned lunar mission may be postponed to April

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...绪失控随机攻击!七旬翁晨运突遭男子压制割

. . . xù shī kòng suí jī gōng jī ! qī xún wēng chén yùn tū zāo nán zǐ yā zhì gē jǐng

... Random attack out of control! The septuagenarian was suddenly suppressed and cut by a man in the morning

Tatoeba

蚂蚁和长鹿是远亲。

Mǎyǐ hé chángjǐnglù shì yuǎnqīn.

Ants and giraffes are distant cousins.

Tatoeba

新生的长鹿摇晃着腿跌跌撞撞地走。

Xīnshēng de chángjǐnglù yáohuàng zhe tuǐ diēdiezhuàngzhuàng de zǒu.

The newborn giraffe stumbled around on rickety legs.

Tatoeba

鹿一脚可以踢死狮子。

Chángjǐnglù yī jiǎo kěyǐ tī sǐ shīzi.

A giraffe's kick could kill a lion.

Tatoeba

这个国家只剩下少量的长鹿。

Zhège guójiā zhǐ shèngxià shǎoliàng de chángjǐnglù.

Only small populations of giraffes remain in this country.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 颈 (jǐng) mean in Chinese?
颈 (jǐng) primarily means "neck." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #2080 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 颈 have?
颈 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 颈?
The radical associated with 颈 is 页 (page). This radical appears in many characters related to page.
What are the components of 颈?
颈 is composed of: 页 (semantic). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 颈?
Common words with 颈 include: 长颈鹿 (cháng jǐng lù, "giraffe"); 颈椎 (jǐng zhuī, "cervical vertebra"); 瓶颈 (píng jǐng, "neck of a bottle"); 头颈 (tóu jǐng, "(dialect) neck"); 脖颈 (bó gěng, "back of the neck"). There are over 68 compound words containing this character.
Is 颈 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 颈 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.