方腿

fāngtuǐ
noun

Measure Word

一块方腿 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 square ham (a pressed, processed ham loaf)
  2. 2 boxed ham

Examples

Sānmíngzhì lǐ jiā le jǐ piàn fāngtuǐ.
There are a few slices of square ham in the sandwich.
Chāoshì lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng pǐnpái de fāngtuǐ.
The supermarket has square ham from various brands.

Tips

memory
Literally 'square leg' — a processed-meat product pressed into a rectangular block, sliced for sandwiches and bento. Distinct from 火腿 (huǒtuǐ, 'fire-leg') which can mean either traditional dry-cured ham (e.g. 金华火腿 Jīnhuá huǒtuǐ) or generic ham. 方腿 specifically signals the cheap pressed-loaf style.

Stroke Order

fāng
tuǐ