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椎
zhuī
1. spine
Uncommon • Top 25% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

椎
chuí
spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

椎骨
zhuīgǔ
vertebra
胸椎
xiōngzhuī
thoracic vertebra
脊椎
jǐzhuī
vertebra
腰椎
yāozhuī
lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
荐椎
jiànzhuī
sacrum (bone at the base of the spine)
颈椎
jǐngzhuī
cervical vertebra
HSK 6
椎间盘
zhuījiānpán
intervertebral disk
无脊椎
wújǐzhuī
invertebrate
脊椎骨
jǐzhuīgǔ
vertebra
颈椎病
jǐngzhuībìng
cervical spondylosis
脊椎侧弯
jǐzhuīcèwān
scoliosis
脊椎动物
jǐzhuīdòngwù
vertebrate
腰椎间盘
yāozhuījiānpán
intervertebral disk
无脊椎动物
wújǐzhuīdòngwù
invertebrate
脊椎动物门
jǐzhuīdòngwùmén
Vertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
古脊椎动物学
gǔjízhuīdòngwùxué
vertebrate paleontology
脊椎指压疗法
jǐzhuīzhǐyāliáofǎ
chiropractic therapy
腰椎间盘突出
yāozhuījiānpántūchū
slipped disk
圆口纲脊椎动物
yuánkǒugāngjǐzhuīdòngwù
cyclostome (marine biology)
脊椎指压治疗师
jǐzhuīzhǐyāzhìliáoshī
chiropractor

Alternate Entries

椎
chuí
a hammer

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,454
Word Frequency Rank
21,169 of 84,292

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