肉

ròu
#1,007 most
frequent character
meat
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

肉 is a drawing of a cut of meat, and it first meant meat or flesh. The sense was extended to body parts and later to the soft pulp inside fruit. On the left side of other characters it is written 月.

Drawn as: a piece of meat

肉 as a component in other characters

meaning8 characters
腐肝腔胰瘸胯脔胬
picture1 character
膏

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Example Sentences

我喜欢吃肉。
wǒ xǐhuān chīròu 。
I like to eat meat.
那个餐馆有很好吃的肉。
nàgè cānguǎn yǒu hěnhǎo chī de ròu 。
That restaurant has very delicious meat.
我每天都会吃一些肉。
wǒ měitiān dōuhuì chī yīxiē ròu 。
I eat some meat every day.

Words with similar meanings

肉类ròulèi
meat category
This term refers to a category of meat, including various types, making it broader than '肉'.

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