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Chinese symbol for “invertebrate”

无脊椎
wú jǐ zhuī
Traditional: 無脊椎
invertebrate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for invertebrate is 无脊椎 (wú jǐ zhuī), defined as: invertebrate.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

无 wú
no, not; lacking, -less
radical 71 ⽆ · 4 strokes
脊 jǐ
spine, backbone; ridge
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
椎 zhuī
spine, vertebra; hammer, mallet
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “invertebrate”

WordPinyinMeaning
无脊椎动物 (無脊椎動物)wú jǐ zhuī dòng wùinvertebrate

Related words

Other words that share a character with 无脊椎.

WordPinyinMeaning
无法 (無法)wú fǎunable to; incapable of
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
毫无 (毫無)háo wúnot in the least; to completely lack
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
无关 (無關)wú guānunrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else)
无数 (無數)wú shùcountless; numberless
脊椎jǐ zhuīvertebra; backbone
脊髓jǐ suǐspinal cord; medulla spinalis
脊椎动物 (脊椎動物)jǐ zhuī dòng wùvertebrate

See also: Japanese symbol for “invertebrate”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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