entries → 肉
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
character · TOCFL 1
ㄖㄡˋ · ròu
noun — meat, flesh

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a cut slab of meat, the inner strokes its grain
A cut of meat, the strokes inside drawing the grain. Pressed into a character's side it wears 月's shape: 肚、腿、胖 all carry meat, and the moon stays in the sky.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

案板上一塊肉(肉),紋路一條一條看得清楚。
A cut of meat (肉) on the board, the grain showing line by line.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)— meat; flesh常用
果肉— the flesh of fruit
肌肉— muscle
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension