脊梁 meaning in English

jǐliáng

backbone; spine

HSK 7-9noun21 strokes

Meaning of 脊梁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jǐliáng
  1. backbone
  2. spine
  3. Taiwan pr. [ji3 liang5]
jǐliang
  1. (coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)

Stroke order for each character

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脊 jí · spine · 10 strokes

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  10. 10

梁 liáng · bridge · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 脊梁.

桥梁qiáoliángbridge (lit. and fig.)
栋梁dòngliángridgepole; ridgepole and beams
脊椎jǐzhuīvertebra; backbone
山脊shānjǐmountain ridge
脊柱jǐzhùspinal column; columna vertebralis
脊髓jǐsuǐspinal cord; medulla spinalis
鼻梁bíliángbridge of the nose
横梁héngliángbeam

Questions about 脊梁

What does 脊梁 mean?

脊梁 (jǐliáng) means "backbone; spine" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 脊梁?

脊梁 is made of 2 characters: 脊 (10 strokes), 梁 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 脊梁 an HSK word?

Yes. 脊梁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.