Chinese symbol for “spine”
脊
jǐ
(bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge
The closest CC-CEDICT match for spine is 脊 (jǐ), defined as: (bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “spine”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 背骨 | bèi gǔ | spine |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liáng | backbone; spine |
| 骨力 | gǔ lì | (Chinese calligraphy) vigor of brushstrokes; fortitude; toughness; spine |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 脊.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脊椎 | jǐ zhuī | vertebra; backbone |
| 脊髓 | jǐ suǐ | spinal cord; medulla spinalis |
| 脊椎动物 (脊椎動物) | jǐ zhuī dòng wù | vertebrate |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liáng | backbone; spine |
| 山脊 | shān jǐ | mountain ridge |
See also: Japanese symbol for “spine”.
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.