CHINESE RADICAL AND RELATED WORDS:肉(FLESH)
Radical:肉(FLESH)
肉 means meat or flesh. Most words with this radical are related to various parts of the human body, referring to the flesh. Be noted that when it is used as a radical, it will be written as 月 which is the same as the character 月(moon), but they are different. Most Chinese characters with this radical 月, such as 腦、胸, the radical 月 means flesh instead of the moon. Let’s see more examples below.
words related to the body part
膝=Knee 膝蓋=Knee
臂=Arm 手(hand)+臂=手臂(arm)
胸=Chest 胸+肌(muscle)=胸肌(chest muscle)
背=Back 背+影(image)=背影(figure seen from behind)
臉=Face 臉+型(shape)=臉型(shape of face)
腦=Brain 首(head)+腦=首腦leader
肚=Belly 肚子+子(noun suffix)= 肚子(belly)
腿=Leg 小(little)+腿=小腿(calf)
脚=Foot 脚+步(step)=脚步(footstep)
腰=Waist 山(mountain)+腰=山腰(mountainside)
肢=Limb 肢體(body)+語言(language)=肢體語言(body language)
Words related to body organ
肝=Liver 肝+癌(cancer)=肝癌(liver cancer)
膽=Gallbladder 膽+小(tiny)=膽小(coward)
肌=Muscle 肌+肉(flesh)=肌肉(muscle)
脂=Fat 脂+肪(animal fat)=脂肪(body fat)
肺=Lung 肺+部(part)=肺部(lung)
胃=Stomach 胃+口(mouth)=胃口(appetite)
腸=Intestinal 腸子(noun suffix)=腸子(intestines)
Actually, there are more many words with this radical, can you name some? Free feel to leave your comments.
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