What is the 肰 component in Chinese characters?

肰 (rán) is a Chinese character component associated here with “dog meat”. It appears in 1 indexed related characters and is taught as a visual pattern.

Is 肰 a radical or a component?

肰 is used here as a visual component. It is not the dictionary radical for the related characters shown on this page.

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Visual pattern

肰 component

rán · dog meat

A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.

View stroke order

A repeatable reading move

How to use 肰

Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.

Spot 肰

Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.

Compare the visual pattern

Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.

Check what changes

Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.

Shared clue肰Visual pattern

Read the pattern before memorizing the list

Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.

The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.

Compare the family

What stays the same, what changes?

Each card keeps 肰 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.

然=

肰+灬

rán

certainly

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Words you can read next

These words contain characters from the 肰 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.

虽然suīrán

although

HSK 3.0 · L2 当然dāngrán

only natural

HSK 3.0 · L3 然后ránhòu

then

HSK 3.0 · L3 突然tūrán

sudden

HSK 3.0 · L3 大自然dàzìrán

nature

HSK 3.0 · L4 忽然hūrán

suddenly

HSK 3.0 · L4 既然jìrán

since

HSK 3.0 · L4 竟然jìngrán

unexpectedly

HSK 3.0 · L4 然而rán’ér

however

HSK 3.0 · L4 仍然réngrán

still

HSK 3.0 · L4 自然zìrán