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脖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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脖 Stroke Order — How to Write 脖

Stroke Order

脖 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

脖 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺼孛

脖 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺼ (flesh) carries the meaning, while 孛 indicates the sound.

Radical: ⺼ + 7 more strokes

脖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bó

Meanings of 脖 in Chinese

1

bó脖

The neck; the part connecting the head and torso.
他的脖子上系着一条红围巾。
He had a red scarf tied around his neck.
Used to describe a body part resembling a neck, typically referring to the ankle in phrases like '脚脖子' (jiǎo bó zi).
他不小心崴了脚脖子,现在走路有点不方便。
He accidentally sprained his ankle, and now it's a bit inconvenient to walk.

Common Words and Phrases with 脖

1
bó脖lǐng领ér儿
collar
她的毛衣脖领儿非常暖和。
The collar of her sweater is very warm.

More words with 脖

  • jiǎo脚bó脖zi子ankle
  • mǒ抹bó脖zi子cut one's throat, slit one's throat
  • shǒu手bó脖zi子wrist
  • qiǎ卡bó脖zǐ子stranglehold, bottleneck
  • bó脖zi子neck
  • guǎi拐bó脖ér儿crook one's neck, twist the neck
  • suō缩bó脖zi子to draw in one's head, to flinch
  • lè勒bó脖zi子choke, strangle
  • wān弯bó脖zi子bent neck
  • bó脖gěng颈neck, nape
  • wéi围bó脖neck warmer, cowl
  • bó脖gěng颈shàng上on the neck, around the neck
  • bó脖gěng颈zi子Nape, Back of the neck
  • bó脖zi子shàng上on the neck, around the neck
  • shēn伸bó脖stretch one's neck, crane one's neck
  • niú牛bó脖zǐ子beef neck, ox neck
  • zài在bó脖zi子shàng上on the neck, around the neck

Idioms with 脖

  • shā杀jī鸡chě扯bó脖extremely anxious and agitated
  • shā杀jī鸡mǒ抹bó脖to be at one's wit's end
  • rào绕bó脖zi子beat around the bush
  • miàn面hóng红bó脖zi子cū粗flushed with intense emotion

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Questions about 脖

What does 脖 mean in Chinese?

脖 (bó) means “The neck” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 脖?

脖 is pronounced bó in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 脖 have?

脖 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 脖?

脖 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical ⺼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 脖?

The radical of 脖 is ⺼, and 脖 is a phono-semantic compound.

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