xiàng

back of neck

surname Xiang; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

work (工) + head (页) = a distinct item or clause

页 originally depicted a person with a prominent head, so it carries meanings related to the head and neck area. 工 mainly contributes the sound xiàng here; 页 anchors the meaning in that physical region, which extended to 'item' or 'heading' — things you tick off one by one.

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WorkPhonetic
HeadSemantic

这份合同一共有五条款。

zhè fèn hé tong yī gòng yǒu wǔ xiàng tiáo kuǎn 。

This contract has five clauses in total.

政府批准了一新的环保计划。

zhèng fǔ pī zhǔn le yī xiàng xīn de huán bǎo jì huà 。

The government approved a new environmental protection plan.

Words with 项

强项

qiáng xiàng

key strength

进项

jìn xiang

income; receipts; earnings; revenue

选项

xuǎn xiàng

option; alternative; choice

铁人三项

tiě rén sān xiàng

triathlon

杂项

zá xiàng

miscellaneous

项上人头

xiàng shàng rén tóu

head

项圈

xiàng quān

necklace

项城

xiàng chéng

see 項城市|项城市[Xiang4 cheng2 Shi4]

项城市

xiàng chéng shì

Xiangcheng, a county-level city in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan

项目

xiàng mù

item

项目管理

xiàng mù guǎn lǐ

project management

项羽

xiàng yǔ

Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor

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