• 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 

RareShow 37

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.