biāo
noun #29,527

Meanings

  1. 1 body fat (of livestock)
  2. 2 subcutaneous fat layer
  3. 3 flesh on an animal

Examples

Zhè tóu zhū zhǎng le hěn duō biāo.
This pig has put on a lot of fat.
Qiūtiān tiēbiāo shì běifāng de chuántǒng xísú.
Gaining weight in autumn is a traditional custom in northern China.

Tips

culture
(tiē qiū biāo) — 'adding autumn fat' — refers to the Chinese tradition of eating hearty foods in early autumn to prepare for winter. Today it's used humorously about overeating.

Stroke Order

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