肘子 (zhǒuzi) · pork hock; pork knuckle

Measure Word

一个肘子 gè

Meanings

1 pork hock; pork knuckle
2 elbow

About the ingredient

The upper part of the pig's leg above the trotter, with thick skin, plenty of tendon and lean meat. Usually cooked whole for a long time, braised, stewed or steamed, until it is tender.

Also called 猪肘

Used in 2 dishes

东坡肘子 Dōngpō zhǒuzi

水晶肴肉 shuǐjīng yáoròu

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这家饭馆的红烧肘子非常有名。

Zhè jiā fànguǎn de hóngshāo zhǒuzi fēicháng yǒumíng.

This restaurant's braised pork hock is very famous.

HSK 5

他用肘子轻轻碰了我一下。

Tā yòng zhǒuzi qīngqīng pèng le wǒ yíxià.

He nudged me lightly with his elbow.

Tips

culture

On a menu, 肘子 nearly always means pork hock, the part of the leg just above the trotter, and it is a classic banquet dish. 红烧肘子 (red-braised pork hock) and 东坡肘子 (Dongpo's pork hock, a Sichuan specialty named after the poet 苏东坡) are signature versions. The 'elbow' meaning survives only in colloquial speech; 胳膊肘 (gēbozhǒu) is the more common everyday word.