脊椎

Chinese

spine; back; ridge spine; a hammer
trad. (脊椎) 脊 椎
simp. #(脊椎) 脊 椎

Pronunciation

Note:
  • zek3 zeoi1 - vernacular;
  • zik3 zeoi1 - literary.

Noun

脊椎

  1. spine; backbone
  2. vertebra

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椎骨 (“vertebra”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 椎骨, 脊椎骨, 脊椎
Southern Min Xiamen 尻脊骨
Quanzhou 尻脊骨, 巴脊骨
Jinjiang 龍脊骨
Zhangzhou 尻脊骨, 龍楞骨, 透龍骨, 龍骨
Puxian Min Putian 龍脊骨
Xianyou 龍脊骨

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
脊 椎
せき
Grade: S 		つい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

脊(せき)椎(つい) • (sekitsui) 

  1. spine

Korean

Hanja in this term
脊椎

Noun

脊椎 • (cheokchu) (hangeul 척추)

  1. hanja form? of 척추 (“backbone”)
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