| 强 | qiáng | strong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous; violent; best in their category, e.g. see 百强; surname Qiang |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters; surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 性 | xìng | nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:个 |
| 脊 | jǐ | spine; back; ridge; Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3] |
| 柱 | zhù | pillar; CL:根 |
| 炎 | yán | flame; inflammation; -itis |
| 脊柱 | jǐ zhù | spinal column; columna vertebralis |
