肴 (yáo) is a Chinese character meaning “cooked meat or fish”. It is written from 龵 (four-stroke top written 丿一一丿, also seen on top of 看 and 着) and 月 (moon; month), one enclosing the other, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
龵 + 月
Enclosing structure
Structure from: 现代简化字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：0-3 顶部四笔 / 4-7 月）
Memory aid
The four-stroke top 龵 stretches its long left-falling stroke over 月, the flesh form — meat kept under a cover. That is 肴: cooked food set out as a dish.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 佳肴jiā yáoa fine dish; a delicacy肴 = yáo
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All readings
cooked dish
cooked meat or fish; a prepared dish, used in compounds such as 佳肴 (a fine dish)
做熟的鱼肉等菜品，多用于「佳肴」「菜肴」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 佳肴jiā yáoa fine dish; a delicacy肴 = yáo
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 肴 mean?
肴 (yáo) means cooked meat or fish; a prepared dish, used in compounds such as 佳肴 (a fine dish).
How do you pronounce 肴?
It is pronounced yáo.
What parts is 肴 made of?
龵 (four-stroke top written 丿一一丿, also seen on top of 看 and 着) and 月 (moon; month), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: 现代简化字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：0-3 顶部四笔 / 4-7 月）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 肴 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 肴?
肉. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 肴?
Common ones are 佳肴. The reading of 肴 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.