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 "meat"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "meat", including 肉 (ròu), 腊 (là), 腊 (là). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "meat" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 肉 (ròu), 腊 (là), 腊 (là) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span ròu, là — 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
- 腊 làpreserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)Useful words: 腊克, 腊肉
- 腊 làpreserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)Useful words: 腊克, 腊肉
Common words for these 3 "meat" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 肉 (ròu) — so "meat" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
羊肉yáng ròumutton; goat meat肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh烤肉kǎo ròuto barbecue meat; to roast meat; barbecued meat; roast meat腊克là kèlacquer (loanword)腊肉là ròumeat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month)腊梅là méiwintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox腊克là kèlacquer (loanword)腊肉là ròumeat that has been cured and air-dried in the cold (esp. during the 12th lunar month)腊梅là méiwintersweet; Japanese allspice; Chimonanthus praecox
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 3 ways to say "meat".
腊 là — preserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)
腊月里，家家户户开始准备过年。Là yuè lǐ, jiā jiā hù hù kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi guò nián.In the twelfth lunar month, every household starts preparing for the New Year.
Common words: 腊克 (là kè)、腊肉 (là ròu)、腊梅 (là méi)
腊 là — preserved (meat); December; preserved (meat)
腊月里，家家户户开始准备过年。Là yuè lǐ, jiā jiā hù hù kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi guò nián.In the twelfth lunar month, every household starts preparing for the New Year.
Common words: 腊克 (là kè)、腊肉 (là ròu)、腊梅 (là méi)
All 3 characters
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