Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

flesh; muscle

Chinese: 肌肉。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ji” becomes a different word in each tone. 肌 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh
  • 肌肤jī fūskin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship
  • 里肌lǐ jī(Tw) tenderloin (usu. of pork)
  • 肌理jī lǐtexture (of skin, surface etc)
  • 心肌xīn jīmyocardium

Example Sentence

经常锻炼能让肌肉更结实。Jīng cháng duàn liàn néng ràng jī ròu gèng jiē shi.Frequent exercise makes muscles firmer.

经常Jīng chángfrequently锻炼duàn liànto toughennéngcanràngto let肌肉jī ròumusclegèngmore结实jiē shito bear fruit