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Chinese symbol for “carrion”

腐肉
fǔ ròu
rotting flesh; carrion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for carrion is 腐肉 (fǔ ròu), defined as: rotting flesh; carrion.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

腐 fǔ
to spoil, to rot, to decay; rotten
radical 130 ⾁ · 14 strokes
肉 ròu
meat; flesh
radical 130 ⾁ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 腐肉.

WordPinyinMeaning
腐败 (腐敗)fǔ bàicorruption; to corrupt
豆腐dòu futofu; bean curd
贪腐 (貪腐)tān fǔcorruption
腐蚀 (腐蝕)fǔ shícorrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically)
腐朽fǔ xiǔrotten; decayed
腐烂 (腐爛)fǔ lànto rot; to putrefy
肌肉jī ròumuscle; flesh
牛肉niú ròubeef

See also: Japanese symbol for “carrion”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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