脊 jí spine
spine; backbone; ridge
How to remember 脊: 人 person + side strokes + ⺝ moon = spine. At the Halloween party a person with white side strokes painted like ribs dances under the paper moon, showing off a glowing spine.
Component breakdown
脊 = 人 person + side strokes + ⺝ moon
- 人 person
- side strokes
- ⺝ moon
At the Halloween party a person with white side strokes painted like ribs dances under the paper moon, showing off a glowing spine.
How it is used
- "Spine/ridge" - 脊梁 (jǐliang) backbone (literal, and figuratively the mainstay of a nation/family), 脊柱 (jǐzhù) spinal column, 脊椎 (jǐzhuī) vertebra.
- Note the standard reading is jǐ. Extends to any ridge-line: 屋脊 (wūjǐ) roof ridge, 山脊 (shānjǐ) mountain crest.