肌肉
Old HSK 5
肌肉 (jīròu) · muscle
肌肉 (jīròu) means “muscle”. It is written with 2 characters: 肌 (flesh) + 肉 (meat). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 肌肉 is built
The characters
肌 jī · flesh
What 肌 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
肉 ròu · meat
What 肉 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 仌bīng — frozen
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Meat on the ribs of an animal (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他每天锻炼，肌肉很结实。Tā měitiān duànliàn, jīròu hěn jiēshi.He works out every day and has firm muscles.
跑步后我的腿部肌肉很酸。Pǎobù hòu wǒ de tuǐ bù jīròu hěn suān.My leg muscles are sore after running.
Questions about 肌肉
What does 肌肉 mean?
肌肉 (jīròu) means “muscle”.
How do you pronounce 肌肉?
肌肉 is pronounced jīròu.
Which HSK level is 肌肉?
肌肉 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 肌肉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.