zhuī
vertebra; spine; mallet

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Example Sentences

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1
zhuī
jiān
pán
chū
yào
shí
zhì
liáo

Herniated disc requires timely treatment

2
zhuī
jiàn
kāng
duì
wéi
chí
shēn
píng
héng
hěn
zhòng
yào

Spinal health is important for maintaining body balance

3
cháng
shí
jiān
tóu
róng
dǎo
zhì
jǐng
zhuī
téng
tòng

Looking down for long periods can easily cause cervical pain

4
de
jǐng
chuí
téng

My cervical spine hurts.

5
zhǎng
shí
jiān
kàn
diàn
nǎo
duì
jǐng
chuí
hǎo

Looking at the computer for a long time is bad for the cervical spine.

6
shēng
jiàn
duō
zuò
jǐng
chuí
bǎo
jiàn
cāo
lái
huǎn
jiě
shì

The doctor advised me to do more cervical spine exercises to relieve discomfort.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1725
Zhuyinㄓㄨㄟ
Components
UnicodeU+690E
CangjieDYHR
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Cultural note

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