脊椎骨

jǐzhuīgǔ

noun #29,437

Measure Word

一块脊椎骨 kuài

Meanings

1 vertebra
2 spinal bone
3 backbone (anatomy)

Characters

spine; back ridge; dorsal

vertebra; hammer-shaped bone

Examples

他在事故中损伤了两块脊椎骨。

Tā zài shìgù zhōng sǔnshāng le liǎng kuài jǐzhuīgǔ.

He damaged two vertebrae in the accident.

人体脊椎骨共有三十三块。

Réntǐ jǐzhuīgǔ gòng yǒu sānshísān kuài.

The human body has 33 vertebrae in total.

Tips

memory

脊 (spine/back ridge) + 椎 (hammer; vertebra) + 骨 (bone). You can remember 椎 by imagining the vertebrae as a series of hammer-like segments stacked along your back.

Stroke Order

脊 jǐ

椎 zhuī

骨 gǔ