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肉 U+8089, 肉
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8089
← 肈
[U+8088] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 肊 →
[U+808A]
⾁ U+2F81, ⾁
KANGXI RADICAL MEAT
← ⾀
[U+2F80] 		Kangxi Radicals ⾂ →
[U+2F82]

Translingual

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Alternative forms

  • ⺼ 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 月 (“moon”), 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.

Han character

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Radical 130 肉

肉 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+0, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人月人 (OBO), four-corner 40227, composition ⿵内人 or ⿻冂仌)

  1. Kangxi radical #130, ⾁.

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 973, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29236
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1424, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2931, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+8089
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 肉, Shang ...
Characters in the same phonetic series (肉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Pictogram (象形) – ribs of an animal’s torso or simply a physical representation of a slice of meat. Stylized into 月 when next to a phonetic component and 𱼀 and/or 夕 inside some characters.

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *now (“tender; soft”), which has also been compared to 柔 (OC *mlju, “soft; flexible”), 揉 (OC *mju, “to knead”), 軟 (OC *njonʔ, “soft”), 弱 (OC *njewɢ, “weak”), 懦 (OC *noːls, *njo, “cowardly”), 荏 (OC *njɯmʔ, “weak”) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007). Alternatively, it may be from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-nja-k (“meat, flesh”) (STEDT).

"media"
Back-formation from 生肉 (shēngròu). See there for more.

Pronunciation

Note:
  • rou4 - literary;
  • ru2 - vernacular.
  • Dialectal data
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Definitions

肉

  1. meat; flesh
    豬肉／猪肉  ―  zhūròu  ―  pork
    牛肉  ―  niúròu  ―  beef
    我從不吃肉。／我从不吃肉。  ―  Wǒ cóngbù chī ròu.  ―  I never eat meat.
    這種魚的肉異常鮮美。 [MSC, trad.]
    这种鱼的肉异常鲜美。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè zhǒng yú de ròu yìcháng xiānměi. [Pinyin]
    The flesh of this kind of fish has exceptional delicacy.
    不久，鬣狗便可飽餐一頓這些死了的動物的肉。 [MSC, trad.]
    不久，鬣狗便可饱餐一顿这些死了的动物的肉。 [MSC, simp.]
    Bùjiǔ, liègǒu biànkě bǎocānyīdùn zhèxiē sǐ le de dòngwù de ròu. [Pinyin]
    Soon, the hyenas could then feast on the flesh of these dead animals.
  2. (specifically) pork
    肉三鮮的餃子／肉三鲜的饺子  ―  ròusānxiān de jiǎozi  ―  three delicious ingredient pork dumpling
    蒜薹炒肉  ―  suàntái chǎo ròu  ―  garlic chive and pork stir-fry
    肉骨 [Hokkien]  ―  hia̍k-kut [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  pork ribs
  3. body
    肉體／肉体  ―  ròutǐ  ―  physical body
  4. flesh; pulp
    這桃子肉味甜汁多。 [MSC, trad.]
    这桃子肉味甜汁多。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè táozi ròu wèi tián zhī duō. [Pinyin]
    The flesh of the peach was sweet and juicy.
  5. (ACG) media; video
    生肉  ―  shēngròu  ―  raws (not fansubbed videos or clips)
    熟肉  ―  shúròu  ―  localized, subbed, or dubbed media
    烤肉  ―  kǎoròu  ―  localized, subbed, or dubbed media, with detailed effects
  6. (Quanzhou Hokkien) main part of an object
    刀肉 [Hokkien]  ―  to-hia̍k [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  blade of a knife or sword

Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (肉):
  • → Japanese: 肉(にく) (niku)
  • → Korean: 육(肉) (yuk)
  • → Vietnamese: nhục (肉)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

肉

  1. (archaic) edge; brim; an outer part of a ring-shaped object (such as coin or jade annulus)
  2. (archaic, of sound and music) rich; substantial
  3. (dialectal Mandarin) spongy; squashy; flabby
    這西瓜瓤兒太肉了。 [MSC, trad.]
    这西瓜瓤儿太肉了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè xīguā rángr tài ròu le. [Pinyin]
    The pulp of this watermelon is too spongy.
  4. (dialectal Mandarin) slow; sluggish
    這個人做事真肉。 [MSC, trad.]
    这个人做事真肉。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè ge rén zuòshì zhēn ròu. [Pinyin]
    This person does everything sluggishly.

Compounds

  • 廉肉
  • 肉好

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (肉):

Etymology 3

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Unclear. Reminiscent of 脢 (OC *mɯːs, *mɯː, *mɯːs, “dorsal meat”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Alternatively, it may be of substrate origin. Compare (Deng, 1994):

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. missing a mention of the "comes from 脈" theory hinted at in the "alternative forms" section

Pronunciation

Note: chiefly overseas.

Definitions

肉 (Hokkien, Teochew, Xianyou Puxian Min)

  1. meat; flesh
    豬肉／猪肉 [Hokkien]  ―  ti-bah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  pork
    牛肉 [Hokkien]  ―  gû-bah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  beef
  2. (specifically) pork
    肉骨 [Hokkien]  ―  bah-kut [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  pork ribs
  3. flesh; pulp
    龍眼乾肉／龙眼干肉 [Hokkien]  ―  lêng-géng-koaⁿ bah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  flesh of dried longan
  4. main part of an object
    刀肉 [Hokkien]  ―  to-bah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  blade of a knife or sword

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