Memory phrase for the character: 脊


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Meaning spine, ridge, back

Pronunciation

Explanation

This character is seen as variation of back/stature: 背 with two persons sitting back-to-back

Mnemonic


 
'Back-to-back' the persons are sitting with this body part: The spine.

Radicals

northTwo persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.
meatand body parts
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 Vocabulary

脊柱 jǐ zhù  spinal column; columna vertebralis
脊椎动物 jǐ zhuī dòng wù  vertebrate
脊髓 jǐ suǐ  spinal chord
脊椎 jǐ zhuī  vertebra; backbone
捏脊治疗 niē jǐ zhì liáo  chiropractic (medicine)
脊肋 jǐ lèi  ribcage
脊肋 jǐ lèi  

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