椎 (chuí) means "Vertebra / hammer-like object" in Chinese. It has 12 strokes with the radical 木. Difficulty: 4.2/5.
Vertebra / hammer-like object
The character 椎 (chuí) is written with 12 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 木 is one of its key components.
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椎 is pronounced chuí in Mandarin Chinese. It means Vertebra / hammer-like object.
This is a polyphonic character with readings: chuí, zhuī.
他的脊椎受伤了。
tā de jǐ zhuī shòu shāng le
His spine is injured.
看手机太久对颈椎不好。
kàn shǒu jī tài jiǔ duì jǐng chuí bù hǎo
Looking at your phone for too long is bad for your neck.
医生检查了他的椎骨。
yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de chuí gǔ
The doctor examined his vertebrae.
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