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The character for "neck", traditionally written as "頸", is structurally composed of the semantic component "頁", which originally signified the head, combined with the phonetic component "巠" to guide pronunciation, thereby anchoring its meaning to the physical region connecting head and body. Over centuries, its primary denotation has persisted, while the character has also been incorporated into compound terms that extend its sense metaphorically, as seen in "瓶颈" or bottleneck, indicating a point of constriction. The simplified form "颈" maintains the semantic "页" but alters the phonetic element to "圣", a modification that streamlines the character while preserving its essential link to the original concept and function.
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我的脖子有点酸。
他扭伤了颈部。
她用围巾裹住颈。
长颈鹿的脖子非常长。
这种姿势对颈椎不好。
天鹅有着优雅修长的颈项。
医生建议我做颈部按摩。
那条项链完美衬托出她的颈部线条。