椎 Stroke Order — How to Write 椎

Stroke Order

椎 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

椎 Radical and Character Components

Components:木隹

椎 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 隹 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 8 more strokes

椎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zhuī
chuí

Meanings of 椎 in Chinese

zhuī椎

Vertebra; any of the individual bones forming the spinal column.

医生建议我多锻炼，以保护我的脊椎

The doctor advised me to exercise more to protect my spine.

chuí椎

Refers to a tool for striking or hammering, such as a mallet, hammer, or drumstick.

小明用木椎敲打木桩，想把它固定住。

Xiao Ming used a wooden mallet to hit the wooden stake, trying to secure it.

To strike or beat with a hammer or mallet; to hammer.

她听闻噩耗，椎心泣血，悲痛欲绝。

Upon hearing the terrible news, she was utterly heartbroken, weeping as if her heart was bleeding, overcome with sorrow.

Dull, simple, unsophisticated; rustic.

他性格椎鲁，不善言辞

He is simple and unsophisticated in character, and not good at expressing himself.

Common Words and Phrases with 椎

zhuī椎gǔ骨

One of the small bones that make up the backbone (spine) in humans and vertebrates.

医生检查了她的椎骨，发现其中一块有轻微的错位

The doctor examined her vertebrae and found that one of them was slightly misaligned.

zhuī椎jiān间pán盘

An intervertebral disc is a fibrocartilaginous cushion located between adjacent vertebrae, acting as a shock absorber and allowing spinal movement.

医生建议我进行物理治疗来缓解椎间盘突出引起的疼痛。

The doctor recommended physical therapy to relieve the pain caused by a herniated disc.

zhuī椎tǐ体

The main body of a vertebra; vertebral body.

医生检查了患者的X光片，发现其中一个椎体有轻微的压缩性骨折。

The doctor examined the patient's X-ray film and found a slight compression fracture in one of the vertebral bodies.

chuí椎xīn心qì泣xuè血

To be in profound grief or extreme sorrow, as if beating one's chest and crying tears of blood.

听到挚友英年早逝的消息，他椎心泣血，久久不能自已

Upon hearing the news of his dearest friend's untimely death, he was consumed by an unbearable grief, feeling as if his heart was being pierced and he was weeping tears of blood, unable to compose himself for a long time.