Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.
Components
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Historical Evolution
椎
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
椎
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
椎
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
椎
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
椎
Regular
Modern
Chinese
椎 [chuí]
a hammer
椎 [zhuī]
spine
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
椎 しい
Shii female given namesurname
椎 しいざき
Shiizaki surname
椎 しいな
Shiina female given name
CHINESE WORDS (40)
脊椎 [jǐzhuī] #9,626
vertebra
颈椎 [jǐngzhuī] #23,195
cervical vertebra
颈椎 [jǐngzhuī] #23,195
cervical vertebra
腰椎 [yāozhuī] #24,348
lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
椎骨 [zhuīgǔ] #15,660
vertebra
椎间盘 [zhuījiānpán] #35,925
intervertebral disk
椎间盘 [zhuījiānpán] #35,925
intervertebral disk
颈椎病 [jǐngzhuībìng] #21,718
cervical spondylosis
颈椎病 [jǐngzhuībìng] #21,718
cervical spondylosis
脊椎骨 [jǐzhuīgǔ] #29,437
vertebra
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JAPANESE WORDS (45)
槌 [つち] #17,058
hammer
鉄槌 [てっつい] #19,457
iron hammer
⭐ 金槌 [かなづち] #28,526
hammer
頸椎 [けいつい] #46,367
cervical vertebrae
⭐ 椎茸 [しいたけ] #46,753
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
脊椎 [せきつい] #48,229
spine
腰椎 [ようつい] #78,345
lumbar vertebra
脊椎動物 [せきついどうぶつ] #96,542
vertebrate
椎の木 [しいのき] #110,635
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
胸椎 [きょうつい] #111,926
thoracic vertebra
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