脊髓 (jǐsuǐ): spinal cord

Measure Word

一根脊髓 gēn

Jǐsuǐ sǔnshāng kěnéng dǎozhì tānhuàn.

Spinal cord injury can lead to paralysis.

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de jǐsuǐ.

The doctor examined his spinal cord.

mistakes

脊 is pronounced jǐ (3rd tone), not jí or jī. This is one of the most commonly mispronounced characters in Chinese.

脊 jǐ

髓 suǐ