肉

ròu

meat

flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130

a picture of 肉 → meat on the ribs of an animal

The ancient form showed slabs of meat with rib-like lines running through them. That layered interior is also why 肉 appears as a radical in characters related to the body and its flesh.

冂+仌→肉

我今天买了一些猪肉回来。

wǒ jīn tiān mǎi le yī xiē zhū ròu huí lái。

I bought some pork today and brought it home.

这个西瓜的肉又红又甜。

zhè ge xī guā de ròu yòu hóng yòu tián。

The flesh of this watermelon is both red and sweet.

Words with 肉

五花肉

wǔ huā ròu

pork belly

羊肉

yáng ròu

mutton

肉豆蔻

ròu dòu kòu

nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt)

烤肉

kǎo ròu

to barbecue meat; to roast meat

卖肉

mài ròu

to sell meat

肉汤

ròu tāng

meat soup

肉弹

ròu dàn

suicide attacker; suicide bomber

血肉

xuè ròu

flesh

腊肉

là ròu

meat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month)

连骨肉

lián gǔ ròu

chop

酒池肉林

jiǔ chí ròu lín

lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery

酒肉朋友

jiǔ ròu péng you

lit. drinking buddy (idiom)

More characters with 冂

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