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HSK 7-910 strokes

(bound form) spine

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(bound form) spine; backbone; (bound form) ridge
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿻人?⺼

A vertebra 人 protruding from the flesh ⺼

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

liáng
HSK 7-9

backbone

Open 脊梁 page →
zhōng

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

Open 中脊 page →
shān

mountain ridge

Open 山脊 page →

the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Za…

Open 世界屋脊 page →
bèi

the back of the human body

Open 背脊 page →
zhù

spinal column

Open 脊柱 page →

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