肉

Alternative forms

 * U+2EBC (when used as a left Chinese radical in compositions)

The left component form ⺼ looks very similar to ⺝, the left radical form of, and is often drawn identically in compounds. However they are etymologically distinct, and careful usage distinguishes the cross strokes, with ⺼ written with unattached diagonal strokes. This is particularly an issue in looking up characters by radical; compare 月 index and 肉 index.

The radical form ⺼ may also appear twisted to a diagonal, resembling 夕 with an added line, as in 祭, 然, and 將.

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/肉
 * 將
 * 祭
 * 祭

Glyph origin
– ribs of an animal’s torso or simply a physical representation of a slice of meat.

Etymology 1
Probably from, which has also been compared to , , , , , (STEDT; ). Alternatively, it may be from (STEDT).


 * "media"
 * . See there for more.

Definitions

 * 1) meat; flesh
 * 2)  pork
 * 3) body
 * 4) flesh; pulp
 * 5)  media; video
 * 6)  main part of an object
 * 1)  pork
 * 2) body
 * 3) flesh; pulp
 * 4)  media; video
 * 5)  main part of an object
 * 1) body
 * 2) flesh; pulp
 * 3)  media; video
 * 4)  main part of an object
 * 1)  media; video
 * 2)  main part of an object
 * 1)  main part of an object
 * 1)  main part of an object
 * 1)  main part of an object

Definitions

 * 1)  edge; brim; an outer part of a ring-shaped object (such as coin or jade annulus)
 * 2)  rich; substantial
 * 3)  spongy; squashy; flabby
 * 4)  slow; sluggish
 * 1)  spongy; squashy; flabby
 * 2)  slow; sluggish
 * 1)  slow; sluggish

Etymology 3
Unclear. Reminiscent of.

Alternatively, it may be of substrate origin. Compare :

Definitions

 * 1) meat; flesh
 * 2)  pork
 * 3) flesh; pulp
 * 4) main part of an object
 * 1) flesh; pulp
 * 2) main part of an object
 * 1) main part of an object
 * 1) main part of an object

Kanji

 * 1) flesh, meat

Etymology 1
From, from. Not used in isolation in modern standard Japanese. Persists in compounds and in some dialects.

Cognate with.

Noun

 * 1)   meat (of boars, pigs, deer, etc.)
 * 2)   human flesh
 * 3)  muscle
 * 4)  excess fat, flab
 * 5)  the human body

Derived terms

 * : how someone or something is fleshed out, one's build
 * : how someone or something is fleshed out, one's build
 * : how someone or something is fleshed out, one's build
 * : to become fatter, to become meatier; to make someone or something fatter or meatier
 * : salted meat, salted fish; the salted and mummified body of an executed person, a practice of punishment carried out in ancient China
 * : bones from which the meat has been removed; a skeleton
 * : a cut or hunk of meat; the physical or corporeal body, the flesh
 * : obesity, a disease whereby the body becomes fat

Etymology 2
From. Compare modern 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, or 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) meat, the muscle and fat tissue of an animal used as food
 * 2) the flesh of an animal
 * 3) the flesh of a fruit or vegetable
 * 4) one's body, as opposed to spirit
 * 5) in the, a prostitute who was an amateur woman
 * 6)  refers to humans themselves, their world, and their sins, as opposed to their spirit
 * 7) the thickness of a thing
 * 8)  the flesh or meat of something, such as an idea, structure, or argument
 * 9) an ink pad, a stamp pad
 * 10)  short for : flesh-toned undergarments worn by actors and shown when the character has to display their skin
 * 1)  the flesh or meat of something, such as an idea, structure, or argument
 * 2) an ink pad, a stamp pad
 * 3)  short for : flesh-toned undergarments worn by actors and shown when the character has to display their skin
 * 1)  short for : flesh-toned undergarments worn by actors and shown when the character has to display their skin

Derived terms

 * : sexual intercourse
 * : meat broth
 * : meat broth; meat juice; gravy
 * : meat juice
 * : nikuman
 * : nikuman
 * : a kind of meat, the sort of meat
 * : beef
 * : muscle
 * : dog meat
 * , : chicken meat
 * : whale meat
 * : meat of a bird, in particular meat of a chicken
 * : horsemeat
 * , : pork
 * : minced meat, ground meat
 * : mutton
 * : mutton