Origin

The character 肪 combines the flesh radical 月 on the left with 方 on the right, which serves as a sound hint for the pronunciation. The flesh component makes the connection to body tissue, while 方 guides how the character should be read aloud. Together they create a character specifically for fatty tissue or being obese—using the body-part classifier to anchor the meaning while the sound component helps speakers remember how to pronounce it.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).