肪
fáng
#2,999 most
frequent character
animal fat
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
肪 fáng uses 月 meat as its meaning part and 方 fāng as its sound part. It first meant 'belly fat tissue'. That grew to the general word 'fat'. The sound differs only in tone.
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