• 2223rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
humaniceNo glyph availablemoon
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji3)spine • back • ridge • Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

脊梁 
脊椎 

Uncommon

屋脊 
山脊 
背脊 
脊柱 
脊梁骨 
脊背 
脊骨 
脊髓 

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  • 1414th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods • surname Liang
2. liáng (liang2)beam of roof • bridge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

梁山 
梁静茹 (梁靜茹)
桥梁 (橋梁)
脊梁 
鼻梁 

Uncommon

吕梁 (呂梁)
大梁 
后梁 (後梁)
梁启超 (梁啟超)
梁平 
梁漱溟 
栋梁 (棟梁)
横梁 (橫梁)
脊梁骨 
铜梁 (銅梁)
顶梁柱 (頂梁柱)
余音绕梁 (餘音繞梁)
高梁 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.