⾁

meat

ròu (rou4)

Radical no. 130 · 6 strokes (第 130 部首 · 6 画 dì 130 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⾁ (ròu) — meaning: meat, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph in oracle-bone script depicting the sinews and muscle fibers of an animal; it was later simplified into a grid-like pattern of vertical strokes in seal script.

Mnemonic: The parallel vertical strokes resemble the muscle fibers and sinews inside an animal's body.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 肊yì

    variant of 臆[yi4]

    5 strokes

  • 肉ròu

    meat

    HSK 1

    6 strokes

  • 肌jī

    (bound form) flesh; muscle

    6 strokes

  • 肋lèi

    (bound form) rib

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.