项 xiàng neck

neck; nape; item; thing

怎么记住“项”: 工 work + 页 page = neck. After a long day of work, reading page after page at her desk, the editor rubs her stiff neck.

部件结构

形声 · Meaning + sound

One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.

项 = 工 work + 页 page

Gushi 故事

After a long day of work, reading page after page at her desk, the editor rubs her stiff neck.

The head gives the meaning and the sign for work the sound.

Two senses: 'the neck/nape' and 'an item/clause'. 项链 (xiàngliàn) = necklace (worn on the neck).
As 'item', it's the common word and a measure word for items/tasks: 项目 (xiàngmù) a project/item, 一项任务 (yí xiàng rènwu) a task.
事项 (shìxiàng) = matters/items (注意事项 things to note); 强项 (qiángxiàng) = one's forte, 弱项 (ruòxiàng) weak area.