脊 (zek3 zik3 | ji3) : spine; backbone; ridge

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脊

zek3 zik3

ji3

[1] spine; backbone; spinal column
[2] ridge; roof

Jyutping zek3 is the popular colloquial reading; literary reading zik3 is rarely used.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 肉 (#130)

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

脊

This word has been viewed 9002 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Nov 2013 14:01

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背脊 bui3 zek3 bei4 ji3 = the back

脊骨 zek3 gwat1 ji2 gu3 = spine

脊梁 zek3 loeng4 ji3 liang5 = backbone; spine

脊樑 zek3 loeng4 ji3 liang2 = ridgepole

屋脊 uk1 zek3 = the ridge of a house/roof

背脊骨 bui3 zek3 gwat1 = backbone

篤背脊 duk1 bui3 zek3 du3 bei4 ji3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵

𢽴背脊 duk1 bui3 zek3 du1 bei4 ji3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵

擉背脊 duk1 bui3 zek3 chuo4 bei4 ji3 = to back-stab; to rat on 粵

脊椎 zek3 zeoi1 ji3 zhui1 = vertebra; backbone
See all 28 compounds (CantoDict reports 31 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 脊
Unicode code for this character: U+810a (off-site link)

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