spine / back / ridge / Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3]
(bound form) spine; backbone / (bound form) ridge

脊 character breakdown

surname Zhao
(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: a vulture, as the ancient Greek observed vultures and deducted omens from their behavior. James II of England (zh) wants to know whether his coronation and his proposed eight-year plan is under a good omen (兆) and watches a vulture (兆) inside of the aorta's bathroom (ao4). In fact the vulture is ridden by Sun Wukong (儿) who is fighting a mean crocodile (丷) by throwing eight-balls (八) at it. The crocodile easily smashes the eight-balls with its large jaw. James II of England deduces that this is not a very good omen.
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is modelling a moon (月) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). He uses a stapler (⺆) to staple a lot of capacitors (二) together to form a moon shape, while the real moon is sitting for him.

Characters with 脊 as component

ridge / crest / apex
barren / lean
pied wagtail
old variant of 瘠[ji2]
walk with short steps

Words with 脊

the roof of the world / usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2]
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2])

Sentences with 脊

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