椎 (chuí) — vertebra (bound form, used in compounds)

Definition

椎 (chuí) is a bound morpheme meaning 'vertebra'. It does not stand alone as a word but appears in compounds like 脊椎 (jǐchuí, spine), 腰椎 (yāochuí, lumbar vertebra), and 颈椎 (jǐngchuí, cervical vertebra). Note that the same character can also be read as zhuī with a different meaning ('hammer'), so pay attention to context.

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vertebra (bound form, used in compounds)

Examples

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Tā de jǐchuí shòu shāng le.
Her spine was injured.
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Yīshēng jiǎnchá le tā de yāochuí.
The doctor examined his lumbar spine.
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Jǐngchuí wèntí dǎozhì tóutòng.
Cervical spine problems cause headaches.

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