Chinese symbol for “flesh”
肌
jī
(bound form) flesh; muscle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for flesh is 肌 (jī), defined as: (bound form) flesh; muscle.
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
Other Chinese words for “flesh”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血肉 | xuè ròu | flesh |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh |
| 肌肉 | jī ròu | muscle; flesh |
| 肌肤 (肌膚) | jī fū | skin; flesh |
| 体肤 (體膚) | tǐ fū | skin; flesh |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 肌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肌肉 | jī ròu | muscle; flesh |
| 肌肤 (肌膚) | jī fū | skin; flesh |
| 腹肌 | fù jī | abdominal muscle |
| 心肌 | xīn jī | myocardium |
| 肌肉男 | jī ròu nán | muscular man; muscleman |
| 肌体 (肌體) | jī tǐ | the body; organism (usually human) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “flesh”.
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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