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Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC 
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC 
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD 
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC Regular Modern
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Pictograph of a piece of meat.
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | nyuwk | k.nuk | meat, flesh |
說文解字
《說文》：“肉，胾肉。象形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.338
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)