肴 yáo dressed meat
cooked or prepared meat; meat dish
How it came to be
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
The meat gives the meaning and the crossed lines the sound; the word first meant meat dishes.
用法
- Bound; means cooked dishes (esp. meat): 佳肴 (jiāyáo) fine delicacies, 菜肴 (càiyáo) dishes/food.
- Register is written/appreciative, classic in 美酒佳肴 (měijiǔ-jiāyáo) fine wine and good food. Not used for a single dish you'd order casually.