How to Write 肜 (róng) — Meaning “A sacrifice performed the day after a major sacrifice (ancient).”

Think of the radical 月 as a 'moon' and 彡 as three lines representing three days. Imagine that after a big sacrifice under the full moon, you return the next day (the extra 'moon' day) to perform a follow-up ritual — that repetition is 肜.

The left part 月 must be written as a thin vertical stroke, then two horizontal strokes and a hook, not like 月 in 'moon' which is wider. On the right, the three strokes of 彡 are evenly spaced slanted lines, starting from the top and leaning slightly right; a common mistake is making them too vertical or uneven.

肜 has 彡 (three slanted lines) on the right, while 有 has 又 (a hand shape) on the upper right. 朊 has 元 (with a horizontal stroke on top) on the right; also, 朊 refers to an organic compound, while 肜 is a sacrificial term. Visually, 肜's right side is three straight lines, unlike the curved components of the others.

肜 is very rare in modern Chinese and appears almost only in ancient texts or historical discussions about Zhou dynasty rituals. It refers specifically to a sacrifice on the day after a major ceremony, so you might encounter it in classical literature or when studying Chinese ritual history. Today, it is also used as a surname, but even that is uncommon.

Common words containing 肜 include: 肜肜 (róng róng) — Bright red; crimson.; 姓肜 (xìng róng) — Surname Rong; 肜日 (róng rì) — The day of the follow-up sacrifice..