The story of 肌

muscle

肌 is composed of the BuShou of 肉 (meat) and 几 (small table). 几 is the picture of an ancient table. The table must support the weight of the object, which has the meaning of strength, so 肌 is used to represent muscle, meat full of strength.

Vocabulary of 肌

  • 二頭肌 (biceps)
  • 腹肌 (abdominal muscle)

Classification

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