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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 脊梁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
脊梁 jǐ liáng - backbone
- spine
- Taiwan pr. [ji3 liang5]
脊梁 jǐ liang - (coll.) back (of a human or other vertebrate)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 28,715 28,456 18,290

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- (bound form) spine; backbone
- (bound form) ridge
liáng- Liang Dynasty (502-557)
- Later Liang Dynasty (907-923)
- surname Liang
liáng- roof beam
- beam (structure)
- bridge
liáng- variant of 梁[liang2]

Other Words Containing 脊梁

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
脊梁 - 9 28,715 28,456 18,290
脊梁骨 - - 36,412 72,369 52,706