肉(ròu)

HSK 16 strokes

meat

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Character information

Pinyin
ròu
Meaning
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 肉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻冂仌

Meat on the ribs of an animal

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

冂jiōng仌bīng

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 肉 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 肉

Common words using 肉 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kǎo烤ròu肉
HSK 5

to barbecue meat; to roast meat

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rén人ròu肉

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilant…

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yuán元ròu肉

dried longan pulp

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rù入ròu肉

to have intercourse; to fuck

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wǔ五huā花ròu肉

pork belly

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rén人ròu肉sōu搜suǒ索

to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resultin…

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dòng冻ròu肉

cold or frozen meat

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huí回guō锅ròu肉

twice-cooked pork

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