椎 (zeoi1 ceoi4 | zhui1 chui2) : vertebra

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椎

zeoi1 ceoi4

zhui1 chui2

(jyutping) zeoi1, (pinyin) zhui1
vertebra

(jyutping) ceoi4, (pinyin) chui2
[1] variant of 槌
[2] variant of 捶

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

椎

This word has been viewed 2893 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Jan 2011 13:43

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脊椎 zek3 zeoi1 ji3 zhui1 = vertebra; backbone

頸椎 geng2 zeoi1 jing3 zhui1 = cervical vertebra

脊椎動物 zek3 /zik3 zeoi1 dung6 mat6 ji3 zhui1 dong4 wu4 = [bio.] vertebrate

無脊椎 mou4 zek3 zeoi1 wu2 ji3 zhui1 = invertebrate

無脊椎動物 mou4 zek3 /zik3 zeoi1 dung6 mat6 wu2 ji3 zhui1 dong4 wu4 = [bio.] invertebrate

斷椎 tyun5 zeoi1 duan4 zhui1 = execution by breaking of the vertebra

脊椎扭曲式 zek3 zeoi1 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] twists

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Decimal representation of this word: 椎
Unicode code for this character: U+690e (off-site link)

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