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Character

肉

ròu HSK 5
肉 ròu HSK 5
  • 1. flesh; meat (soft tissue beneath the skin of humans or animals)
  • 2. pulp (edible part of certain fruits or melons)
  • 3. (of fruit, northern Mandarin) not crisp; soft-textured
  • 4. (dial.) slow-natured; sluggish in movement
  • 5. raised specifically for food (of animals)
Words using 肉 as ròu (1)
  • 1 肌肉 jī ròu — muscle HSK 5
    • 肌 muscle tissue, the fibrous tissue component
    • 肉 flesh, the meat/tissue component
    Example

    他的肌肉很发达。

    tā de jī ròu hěn fā dá

    His muscles are very well-developed.

Structure & writing
肉 ròu — flesh; meat (soft tissue beneath the skin of humans or animals)
肉 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 5
腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 7
瘸 qué to limp; to be lame

肉 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order