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.

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Words with 肉

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)

腌肉

yān ròu

salt pork

里肌肉

lǐ jī ròu

loin (of pork)

铁板牛肉

tiě bǎn niú ròu

beef grilled on a hot iron plate

长肉

zhǎng ròu

to put on weight

鸡肉

jī ròu

chicken meat

鸡胸肉

jī xiōng ròu

chicken breast

食肉

shí ròu

carnivorous

食肉动物

shí ròu dòng wù

carnivore

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