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ròu — “meat”

How to write and say the Chinese character (ròu), which means meat — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Food & drink.

Pinyin · 拼音 ròu
Meaning · 意思 meat
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 (meat)
Hear it · 听发音
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Stroke order笔顺

肉 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A little picture: meat on the ribs of an animal.

A common word常用词

niúròu

beef

Example sentence例句

bāoziyǒuròu

There's meat in the bun.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.