Memory phrase for the character: 椎

椎

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Meaning

spine, vertebra, backbone, mallet

Pronunciation

chuí, zhuī

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: bird 隹

Mnemonic
 
Like a tree (better a branch) on which birds are sitting appears: the backbone with its spines.

Radicals

木 tree
隹 short tailed birdAlso this 鳥 is seen as a bird.




 Vocabulary

脊椎动物 jǐ zhuī dòng wù  vertebrate
椎骨 zhuī gǔ  vertebra
脊椎 jǐ zhuī  vertebra; backbone
脊椎 jǐ zhuī  

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