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Keyword
vertebra
  • spine
  • hammer
  • mallet
Frequency
#2790
Strokes
12
Readings
chuí
Mnemonic
木 (wood) gives the meaning and 隹 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
脊椎jǐzhuī
vertebra; backbone
椎zhuī
(bound form) vertebra
颈椎jǐngzhuī
cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
颈椎病jǐngzhuībìng
cervical spondylosis
腰椎yāozhuī
lumbar vertebra
椎间盘zhuījiānpán
intervertebral disk
胸椎xiōngzhuī
thoracic vertebra; the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of humans and most mammals
腰椎间盘yāozhuījiānpán
lumbar intervertebral disk
尾椎wěizhuī
coccyx; tailbone