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CHINESE CHARACTER

ròu

肉

肉

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pulp

Numbered pinyin
rou4
English meanings
pulp, chilli, cabobs, meat, lobscouse, paella, meaty, fleshy, flesh, marmite

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 冂; second part 仌.

  • First part

    冂
  • Second part

    仌
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻冂仌

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我xǐhuan喜欢chī吃niú牛ròu肉。

    I like eating beef.

  2. 02

    zhè这ròu肉hěn很xīnxian新鲜。

    This meat is fresh.

  3. 03

    mǎi买yī一jīn斤ròu肉。

    Buy half a kilo of meat.

  4. 04

    ròu肉yào要zhǔ煮shú熟zài再chī吃。

    Cook the meat thoroughly before eating.

  5. 05

    tā他bù不chī吃ròu肉。

    He doesn't eat meat.

  6. 06

    ròu肉de的jiàgé价格zhǎng涨le了。

    The price of meat has gone up.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 烤肉
  • 肌肉