Definitions
(noun)
meat; flesh
(noun)
pulp (of fruit)
(adjective)
flabby; soft
Etymology
Pictograph of a piece of meat.
About
The character "肉" originated as a pictographic depiction of a slice of meat, its internal lines suggesting the grain or texture of flesh, which gradually standardized into its current form. It functions both as an independent logograph meaning "meat" or "flesh" and as a semantic component, often appearing in a variant shape similar to "月" when used as a radical, to convey notions related to the body or organic material. While its primary denotation has remained consistent, the term has broadened to describe the soft, edible interior of fruits and vegetables, as well as the essential substance or material of certain things, indicating a semantic expansion from its original concrete reference.
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我喜欢吃肉。
猪肉比鸡肉贵。
妈妈买了新鲜的牛肉。
弟弟不喜欢吃肥肉。
这个餐厅的烤肉非常有名。
为了健康，他减少了吃红肉。
这道菜需要把肉切成薄片。
从生物学角度讲，肌肉组织是动物肉的主要组成部分。