脊

Derived characters

 * 塉 嵴 膌 蹐 𦢡 𦢢 䰪 鶺(鹡) 瘠

Glyph origin
Originally a of a fish spine. was added later to distinguish it. The top component corrupted into, making it a.

Definitions

 * 1)  spine; backbone
 * 2)  ridgeline; ridge; spine; ridge beam
 * 3)  spine

Kanji

 * 1) height, stature

Etymology
From.