颈 jǐng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
颈椎
jǐngzhuī
cervical vertebra
Characters in this word
椎 zhuī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期低头工作容易造成颈椎不适，需要定时活动。 Chángqī dītóu gōngzuò róngyì zàochéng jǐngzhuī bùshì, xūyào dìngshí huódòng. Working with your head bent down for long periods can easily cause cervical spine discomfort, so regular movement is needed.
- 我的颈椎不太好，不能一直看手机。 Wǒ de jǐngzhuī bú tài hǎo, bù néng yìzhí kàn shǒujī. My neck is not in good shape, so I can't keep looking at my phone.
- 医生建议他每天做颈椎操。 Yīshēng jiànyì tā měi tiān zuò jǐngzhuī cāo. The doctor advised him to do neck exercises every day.