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肉

meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #299 U+8089

How 肉 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

Meat on the ribs of an animal

components: 冂 仌

How to remember it

meat · Heisig RSH #844

flesh + 人 person

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 肉

WordPinyinMeaning
心头肉 xīn tóu ròu the person one loves the most; one's most treasured possession
大鱼大肉 dà yú dà ròu dishes with generous amounts of meat and fish; lavish meal
自相鱼肉 zì xiāng yú ròu butchering one another as fish and flesh (idiom); killing one another; internecine strife
大肉 dà ròu pork
人肉 rén ròu to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting i…
生肉 shēng ròu raw meat
肉食动物 ròu shí dòng wù carnivore
食肉动物 shí ròu dòng wù carnivore
白肉 bái ròu plain boiled pork; white meat (fish, poultry etc)
肉体 ròu tǐ physical body
长肉 zhǎng ròu to put on weight
人肉沙包 rén ròu shā bāo human punching bag
生死肉骨 shēng sǐ ròu gǔ lit. the dead returning to life; a miracle (idiom)
多肉 duō ròu fleshy; meaty; succulents (abbr. for 多肉植物[duo1 rou4 zhi2 wu4])
肉眼 ròu yǎn naked eye; layman's eyes
红肉 hóng ròu red meat
古老肉 gǔ lǎo ròu sweet and sour pork; also written 咕嚕肉|咕噜肉[gu1 lu1 rou4]
五花肉 wǔ huā ròu pork belly; streaky pork
小牛肉 xiǎo niú ròu veal
牛肉面 niú ròu miàn beef noodle soup