jī ròu
muscle
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他锻炼身体，所以他有强壮的肌肉。
tā duànliàn shēntǐ, suǒyǐ tā yǒu qiángzhuàng de jīròu.
He exercises, so he has strong muscles.
肌肉是人体的重要组成部分。
jīròu shì réntǐ de zhòngyào zǔchéng bùfèn.
Muscles are an important part of the human body.
肌肉可以帮助我们运动。
jīròu kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen yùndòng.
Muscles help us move.
肌 (jī)
muscle
肌腱 (jījiàn)
tendon
肥肉 (féiròu)
fat
骨头 (gǔtou)
bone
The Chinese word 肌肉 (jīròu) for "muscle" is composed of two characters: 肌 (jī) and 肉 (ròu). The character 肌 originally meant "skin" or "hide", and was later extended to mean "muscle". The character 肉 originally meant "meat", and was later extended to mean "flesh" or "muscle". The combination of these two characters creates the word 肌肉, which specifically refers to the tissue that makes up muscles.In terms of etymology, the character 肌 is derived from the oracle bone script, which depicts a person with their arms raised. The character 肉 is derived from the oracle bone script, which depicts a piece of meat hanging from a hook. Over time, the shapes of these characters have evolved into their current forms.The word 肌肉 is commonly used in Chinese to refer to muscles in the body. It can also be used in a figurative sense to refer to strength or power. For example, the phrase 肌肉发达 (jīròu fādá) means "muscular" or "well-developed muscles", while the phrase 肌肉萎缩 (jīròu wěisuō) means "muscle atrophy" or "wasting away of muscles".
