Chinese Word: 椎 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

椎Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic:隹 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 隹 [ zhuī ] short-tailed bird; sparrow

Similar Characters: 堆雉稚

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Pinyin: chuí

English Definition:a hammer

Chinese Definition:
①敲打东西的器具：铁椎。木椎。鼓椎。
②敲打，用椎打击：椎鼓。椎杀。椎心泣血(形容极度悲痛的样子)。
③愚钝，朴实：椎鲁。

Example Words:

to slaughter cows and horses (idiom)

Pinyin: zhuī

English Definition:spine

Chinese Definition:
①构成高等动物背部中央骨柱的短骨：椎骨。脊椎。颈椎。胸椎。尾椎。

Example Words:

脊椎动物	jǐ zhuī dòng wù	vertebrate
颈椎HSK 6	jǐng zhuī	cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals
腰椎	yāo zhuī	lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
脊椎	jǐ zhuī	vertebra; backbone
颈椎病	jǐng zhuī bìng	cervical spondylosis

1		jié lùn 结论。 yāo zhuī jiān pán 腰椎间盘 zhì huàn 置换 de 的 shuǐ píng 水平 hé 和 shù mù 数目 yǐng xiǎng 影响 shǒu shù hòu 手术后 de 的 xiào guǒ 效果。 Conclusion. The level and the number of lumbar disc replacements influence postoperative outcome significantly.
2		gāo xuè yā 高血压、 yāo zhuī jiān pán 腰椎间盘 tū chū 突出 děng 等 bìng zhèng 病症 yì zhí 一直 kùn rǎo 困扰 zhe 着 tā 他。 Hypertension and lumbar disc herniation have been plaguing him.