椎 (zhuī): (bound form) vertebra, hammer, mallet
椎 (zhuī) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) vertebra.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 隹 (phonetic). It ranks #3057 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 椎 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 木 (mù, wood/tree), 林 (lín, forest, woods), 森 (sēn, forest (dense)).
Definitions
- (bound form) vertebra
- hammer
- mallet
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 椎
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脊椎noun | jǐ zhuī | vertebra |
| 椎骨noun | zhuī gǔ | vertebra |
| 腰椎noun | yāo zhuī | lumbar vertebra |
| 脊椎骨noun | jǐ zhuī gǔ | vertebra |
| 椎间盘noun | zhuī jiān pán | intervertebral disk |
| 胸椎noun | xiōng zhuī | thoracic vertebra |
| 脊椎动物noun | jǐ zhuī dòng wù | vertebrate |
| 腰椎间盘 | yāo zhuī jiān pán | lumbar intervertebral disk |
| 古脊椎动物学 | gǔ jǐ zhuī dòng wù xué | vertebrate paleontology |
| 腰椎间盘突出noun | yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū | lumbar disc herniation |
| 无脊椎动物noun | wú jǐ zhuī dòng wù | invertebrate |
| 脊椎动物门 | jǐ zhuī dòng wù mén | Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates |
| 脊椎指压治疗师 | jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo shī | chiropractor |
| 脊椎指压疗法 | jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā liáo fǎ | chiropractic therapy |
| 圆口纲脊椎动物 | yuán kǒu gāng jǐ zhuī dòng wù | cyclostome (marine biology) |
椎 appears in 21 compound words: 10 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 57 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 椎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这片森椎里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。
zhè piàn sēn chuí lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .
This forest is home to many rare wild animals.
30岁男腿麻数月!胸椎竟藏“巨大肿瘤” 医:近乎瘫痪
3 0 suì nán tuǐ má shǔ yuè ! xiōng chuí jìng zàng jù dà zhǒng liú yī : jìn hū tān huàn
30-Year-Old Man Suffers Leg Numbness for Months! "Massive Tumor" Found in His Thoracic Spine; Doctor: He Was Nearly Paralyzed
颈椎病会引起血压增高吗,了解关联关注身体状态
jǐng chuí bìng huì yǐn qǐ xiě yā zēng gāo ma , le jiě guān lián guān zhù shēn tǐ zhuàng tài
Can cervical spondylosis cause high blood pressure? Learn about the connection and pay attention to your physical condition.
久坐也NG!3动作恐致“椎间盘破裂” 医:这些症状快就医
jiǔ zuò yě N G ! 3 dòng zuò kǒng zhì chuí jiān pán pò liè yī : zhè xiē zhèng zhuàng kuài jiù yī
Sitting for too long is a no-no! 3 movements that may cause a "herniated disc"—Doctors advise: Seek medical attention immediately if you experience these symptoms
工人摔伤颈椎...怕被停工不叫救护车、没通报劳检 公...
gōng rén shuāi shāng jǐng chuí . . . pà bèi tíng gōng bù jiào jiù hù chē , méi tōng bào láo jiǎn gōng . . .
The worker fell and injured his cervical spine... Afraid of being stopped from work, not calling an ambulance, not notifying the labor inspection...
Character Family
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