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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)

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