牛腿

niútuǐ

noun

Meanings

1 beef shank; cow's leg
2 (architecture) corbel; bracket
3 (mechanical) steering knuckle; knuckle arm

Characters

Examples

红烧牛腿是一道硬菜。

Hóngshāo niútuǐ shì yí dào yìng cài.

Braised beef shank is a hearty dish.

老房子的屋檐下有雕花的牛腿。

Lǎo fángzi de wūyán xià yǒu diāohuā de niútuǐ.

Under the eaves of the old house there are carved corbels.

悬挂系统的牛腿出现了裂纹。

Xuánguà xìtǒng de niútuǐ chūxiànle lièwén.

The steering knuckle in the suspension system has developed a crack.

Tips

usage

Three very different domains share this word. As food, it's the cut of beef. In Chinese architecture, 牛腿 is the carved wooden bracket supporting eaves — named for its leg-like shape. In auto engineering, it's the knuckle arm of the suspension that holds the wheel hub.

Stroke Order

牛 niú

腿 tuǐ