肉 ròu — meat; flesh
我喜欢吃妈妈做的红烧肉。Wǒ xǐ huan chī mā ma zuò de hóng shāo ròu.I like the braised pork my mom makes.
Common words: 羊肉 (yáng ròu)、肌肉 (jī ròu)、烤肉 (kǎo ròu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "flesh"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "flesh", including 肉 (ròu), 肌 (jī). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "flesh" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 肉 (ròu), 肌 (jī) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ròu, jī — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 肉 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 肉 ròumeat; fleshUseful words: 羊肉, 肌肉
- 肌 jīflesh; muscleUseful words: 肌肉, 肌肤
Common words for these 2 "flesh" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 肉 (ròu) — so "flesh" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "flesh".
肌 jī — flesh; muscle
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.
Common words: 肌肉 (jī ròu)、肌肤 (jī fū)、里肌 (lǐ jī)
All 2 characters
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