Memory phrase for the character: 脊

脊

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Meaning

spine, ridge, back

Pronunciation

jǐ

Explanation

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

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

Radicals

北 northTwo persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.
肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.




 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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