脊 (jǐ): (bound form) spine, backbone, (bound form) ridge
脊 (jǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) spine.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 肉 (meat). It ranks #2175 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 脊 a vertebra 人 protruding from the flesh ⺼. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- (bound form) spine
- backbone
- (bound form) ridge
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA vertebra 人 protruding from the flesh ⺼
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脊椎 | jǐ zhuī | vertebra |
| 山脊 | shān jǐ | mountain ridge |
| 脊柱 | jǐ zhù | spinal column |
| 脊髓 | jǐ suǐ | spinal cord |
| 脊骨 | jǐ gǔ | backbone |
| 脊背 | jǐ bèi | back (of a human or other vertebrate) |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liáng | backbone |
| 脊椎骨 | jǐ zhuī gǔ | vertebra |
| 背脊 | bèi jǐ | the back of the human body |
| 里脊 | lǐ ji | (tender)loin (of pork, beef etc) |
| 脊梁骨 | jǐ liang gǔ | backbone |
| 脊椎动物 | jǐ zhuī dòng wù | vertebrate |
| 书脊 | shū jǐ | spine of a book |
| 屋脊 | wū jǐ | roof ridge |
| 脊髓炎 | jǐ suǐ yán | myelitis |
脊 appears in 55 compound words: 47 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 脊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 脊.
Example Sentences
脊字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
jǐ zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The character for "spine" is written in a very distinctive way, which left a deep impression on me.
...勃不起是什么原因引起的呢?多发性硬化损伤脊髓传导通路吗
. . . bó bù qǐ shì shén má yuán yīn yǐn qǐ de ne ? duō fā xìng yìng huà sǔn shāng jǐ suǐ chuán dǎo tōng lù ma
... What causes an erection? Does multiple sclerosis damage spinal cord conduction pathways?
护脊|煲剧最伤腰颈!医生揭久坐陷阱 打机反减...
hù jǐ bāo jù zuì shāng yāo jǐng ! yī shēng jiē jiǔ zuò xiàn jǐng dǎ jī fǎn jiǎn . . .
Spine protection|Watching dramas hurts the waist and neck the most! Doctors reveal the trap of sedentary play and reduce the number of games...
...骨折不只是意外 背后恐藏隐形推手 手腕、脊椎与髋部尤其要注意
. . . gǔ zhé bù zhī shì yì wài bèi hòu kǒng zàng yǐn xíng tuī shǒu shǒu wàn , jǐ chuí yǔ 髋 bù yóu qí yāo zhù yì
... Fractures are not just accidents, there may be invisible pushers behind them, especially the wrists, spine and hips
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【Splendid Chinese Year】The roof of the world presents youth_Guangming.com
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