Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 脊


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Meaning

spine, ridge, back

Pronunciation

Explanation

This character is seen as variation of back/stature: with two persons sitting back-to-back

Mnemonic

'Back-to-back' the persons are sitting with this body part: The spine.

Radicals

north(Two persons sit back-to-back, because they feel cold in the north.)
meat(and body parts)
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Vocabulary

脊柱 jǐ zhù spinal column; columna vertebralis
脊椎动物 jǐ zhuī dòng wù vertebrate
脊髓 jǐ suǐ spinal chord
脊椎 jǐ zhuī vertebra; backbone
捏脊治疗 niē jǐ zhì liáo chiropractic (medicine)
脊肋 jǐ lèi ribcage

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