肉末 (ròu mò) — ground meat

Definition

noun
ground meat

Examples

  • 肉末。
    Wǒ xǐ huan yòng ròu mò chǎo dòu fu.
    I like to stir-fry tofu with ground meat.
  • 肉末。
    Wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi le yì jīn ròu mò.
    I went to the supermarket and bought a pound of ground meat.
  • 肉末，。
    Zhè ge ròu mò hěn xīn xiān, kě yǐ zuò ròu wán.
    This ground meat is very fresh — we can make meatballs.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

肉ròumeat
末mòfine particles; minced

肉 is the meat, and 末 is the fine minced state.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape of 肉 showed ribs of an animal’s torso, or simply a slice of meat.

Open 肉 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

末 adds a mark at the top of a tree-like shape to show its tip or end.

Open 末 →

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