() - 膔 — (lù) fat, grease & (biāo) flesh on the abdomen

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lù | 15 strokes | radical:

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膔 — (lù) fat, grease;

(biāo) flesh on the abdomen;

refers to fat or flesh on the body.

膔 — (lù) fat, grease(biāo) flesh on the abdomenrefers to fat or flesh on the body.

Usage highlights

fat and greaseabdominal fleshanimal fat

Synonyms

  • fat, grease
  • animal fat
  • fat, plump

Antonyms

  • thin, lean
  • emaciated, barren

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text described the animal's fat (膔).
  • In medical texts, 膔 refers to abdominal flesh (膔肉).
  • The term is rarely used in modern Chinese (膔 is archaic).

Collocations

  • fat and grease(脂膔)
  • abdominal flesh(膔肉)
  • animal fat(牲畜之膔)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 膔 is an archaic character found primarily in classical Chinese medical or descriptive texts.
  • It reflects historical Chinese understanding of human and animal anatomy.
  • The character is extremely rare in modern usage and primarily of interest to scholars.

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