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肉 (ròu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 2

肉 (ròu) is a Chinese word: meat. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 肉

名 míng noun

meat

我喜欢吃肉。

wǒ xǐ huan chī ròu

I like to eat meat.

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Word breakdown

肉 ròu — meat

Words with this character (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
1 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