脖 (bó) is a Chinese character meaning “neck”. It is written from 月 (moon; month) and 孛 (comet; luxuriant growth), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
月 + 孛
Left–right structure
Structure from: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–3 为「月」，笔画 4–10 为「孛」，合计 11 笔
Memory aid
The left 月 is the body-part sign, and 孛 (bó) on the right gives the sound bó. A body part read bó: the neck.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 脖子bó zineck脖 = bó
Questions people ask about this character
What does 脖 mean?
脖 (bó) means neck.
How do you pronounce 脖?
It is pronounced bó.
What parts is 脖 made of?
月 (moon; month) and 孛 (comet; luxuriant growth), side by side. The recorded source is: studyhanzi 现代字形拆分，并以 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：笔画 0–3 为「月」，笔画 4–10 为「孛」，合计 11 笔. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 脖 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 脖?
月. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 脖?
Common ones are 脖子. The reading of 脖 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.