瘠 = 疒 + 脊

瘠 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “thin”. It is built from 疒 (sick) and 脊 (spine).

Keyword: thin
Pinyin (Mandarin): jí
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: thin, emaciated, истощенный, худой, emaciated

Decomposition

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疒 sick
脊 spine

How to find 瘠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sick” + “spine”. 瘠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 瘠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.