肌

jī
#1,932 most
frequent character
(bound form) flesh, muscle

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

肌 jī uses 月 meat as its meaning part and 几 jǐ as its sound part. The first meaning was 'muscle'. From there it grew to mean flesh in general. The sounds differ only in tone.

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Homophones

鸡jī
chicken
积jī
to amass, to accumulate
几jī
almost
几jī
small table
基jī
(bound form) base, foundation
奇jī
odd (number)
激jī
to arouse, to incite, to excite

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