spine, backbone, ridge

Animated Stroke Order 脊

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Stroke Order Diagrams 脊

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yīn
zhù
shòu
shāng
yào
shǒu
shù
zhì
liáo

He needs surgery due to a spinal injury.

2
shì
men
tuán
duì
de
liáng

He is the backbone of our team.

3
men
yán沿
zhe
shān
xíng

We hiked along the mountain ridge.

4
shì
men
jiā
de
liáng

He is the backbone of our family.

5
zhè
ge
tuán
duì
yào
jiān
qiáng
de
liáng
lái
dài
lǐng
jiā
qián
jìn

This team needs a strong backbone to lead everyone forward.

6
zài
kùn
nán
shí
de
zhèng
zhí
pǐn
chéng
wéi
le
zhěng
shè
de
liáng

During difficult times, his integrity became the backbone of the entire community.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2755
Zhuyinㄐㄧˇ
Components
UnicodeU+810A
CangjieFCB
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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