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脊

jǐ

Character

What 脊 means

1. bound formspine; backbone
2. bound formridge

Example sentences

• 他穿过公园时，一阵寒意顺着脊背蔓延而下。
  A chill ran down his spine as he crossed the park.

Words starting with 脊

• 脊背jǐ bèiback (of a human or other vertebrate)
• 脊梁jǐ liángbackbone; spine; Taiwan pr. jǐ liang
• 脊椎jǐ zhuīvertebra; backbone
• 脊髓jǐ suǐspinal cord; medulla spinalis
• 脊柱jǐ zhùspinal column; columna vertebralis
• 脊梁骨jǐ liang gǔbackbone
• 脊灰jǐ huīpolio (abbr. for 脊髓灰质炎
• 脊索jǐ suǒnotochord (anatomy)
• 脊线jǐ xiànridge line
• 脊骨jǐ gǔbackbone
• 脊柱裂jǐ zhù lièspina bifida
• 脊柱侧弯jǐ zhù cè wānscoliosis
• 脊索动物jǐ suǒ dòng wùchordata
• 脊索动物门jǐ suǒ dòng wù ménChordata, phylum containing vertebrates
• 脊骨神经医学jǐ gǔ shén jīng yī xuéchiropractic
• 脊柱侧凸jǐ zhù cè tūscoliosis
• 脊髓炎jǐ suǐ yánmyelitis; inflammation of spinal cord
• 脊髓灰质炎jǐ suǐ huī zhì yánpoliomyelitis
• 脊椎骨jǐ zhuī gǔvertebra
• 脊椎侧弯jǐ zhuī cè wānscoliosis
• 脊椎动物jǐ zhuī dòng wùvertebrate
• 脊椎动物门jǐ zhuī dòng wù ménVertebrata, the phylum of vertebrates
• 脊椎指压疗法jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā liáo fǎchiropractic therapy
• 脊椎指压治疗师jǐ zhuī zhǐ yā zhì liáo shīchiropractor

Words containing 脊

• 山脊shān jǐmountain ridge
• 背脊bèi jǐthe back of the human body
• 屋脊wū jǐroof ridge
• 中脊zhōng jǐmid-ocean ridge (geology)
• 书脊shū jǐspine of a book
• 洋脊yáng jǐmid-ocean ridge
• 里脊lǐ ji(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
• 中洋脊zhōng yáng jǐmid-ocean ridge (geology)
• 整脊学zhěng jǐ xuéchiropractic
• 洋中脊yáng zhōng jǐmid-ocean ridge (geology)
• 牛脊肉niú jǐ ròusirloin (beef joint)
• 脑脊液nǎo jǐ yècerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• 世界屋脊shì jiè wū jǐthe roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原
• 大洋中脊dà yáng zhōng jǐmid-ocean ridge (geology)
• 大西洋中脊Dà xī yáng zhōng jǐAtlantic mid-ocean ridge
• 大西洋洋中脊Dà xī yáng yáng zhōng jǐAtlantic mid-ocean ridge
• 强直性脊柱炎qiáng zhí xìng jǐ zhù yánankylosing spondylitis; Bechterew’s disease
• 捏脊niē jǐform of therapeutic massage, mainly for children, in which a roll of skin is squeezed…
• 捏脊治疗niē jǐ zhì liáochiropractic (medicine)
• 糖醋里脊táng cù lǐ jǐsweet and sour pork
• 无脊椎wú jǐ zhuīinvertebrate
• 无脊椎动物wú jǐ zhuī dòng wùinvertebrate
• 古脊椎动物学gǔ jǐ zhuī dòng wù xuévertebrate paleontology
• 戳脊梁chuō jǐ liangto criticize behind sb's back; back-biting

Characters built on 月

These share the phonetic component 月 (yuè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 脂zhīfat; rouge (cosmetics); resin
• 肌jī(bound form) flesh; muscle
• 臂bìarm
• 膝xīknee
• 肢zhīlimb
• 胰yípancreas
• 脾píspleen

Characters that look like 脊

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 寄jìto entrust; to place in sb's care; (bound form) to depend on; to attach oneself to…
• 婆pó(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law
• 婪lánavaricious
• 胥xūall; assist; to store
• 莠yǒuSetaria viridis; vicious

Sounds the same

Read jǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 几how many; how much; several; a few
• 己self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
• 挤to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside
• 给(bound form) to supply; to provide; (literary) sufficient; abundant
• 济used in 济济
• 戟halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade…
• 麂muntjac
• 掎drag
• 虮nymph of louse
• 丮to catch
• 泲clear wine; name of a river
• 踦shin