火腿 meaning in English

huǒtuǐ

ham

HSK 5noun17 strokes

Meaning of 火腿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huǒtuǐ

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 火腿

火腿 means ham, from a whole cured leg like Jinhua ham (金华火腿) to sliced ham in a sandwich. It often appears in food words such as 火腿肠 (huǒtuǐcháng), the popular ham sausage sold in Chinese shops. Example: 我早饭吃了一个火腿三明治。 (Wǒ zǎofàn chī le yí gè huǒtuǐ sānmíngzhì.) I had a ham sandwich for breakfast.

火腿 is literally "fire leg": 火 (huǒ) fire plus 腿 (tuǐ) leg. Picture a pig's leg cured and smoked over a fire, and you have ham.

Common mistake: Learners often write 退 (tuì, retreat) instead of 腿 (tuǐ). 腿 has the 月 "flesh" side on the left, which fits a body part like a leg. Also keep the third tone on tuǐ, not the fourth tone of 退.

火腿 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ认rèn为wéi你nǐ该gāi吃chī火huǒ腿tuǐ三sān明míng治zhì。

I think you should eat a ham sandwich.

吃chī些xiē火huǒ腿tuǐ。

Have some ham.

汤tāng姆mǔ可kě能néng吃chī了le一yí个gè火huǒ腿tuǐ三sān明míng治zhì。

Tom probably ate a ham sandwich.

家jiā乐lè福fú的de火huǒ腿tuǐ剩shèng料liào一yì点diǎn都dōu不bù贵guì，然rán而ér却què很hěn好hǎo吃chī。

Carrefour's Ham offcuts are not expensive at all, but are nonetheless delicious.

Stroke order for each character

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火 huǒ · fire · 4 strokes

腿 tuǐ · leg · 13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 火腿.

火车	huǒchē	train
着火	zháohuǒ	to catch fire
火灾	huǒzāi	serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火柴	huǒchái	match (for lighting fire)
火箭	huǒjiàn	rocket
火焰	huǒyàn	blaze; flame
火山	huǒshān	volcano
发火	fāhuǒ	to catch fire; to ignite; to lose one's temper; to blow up
点火	diǎnhuǒ	to ignite; to light a fire
火花	huǒhuā	spark; sparkle
火药	huǒyào	gunpowder
烟火	yānhuǒ	smoke and fire; cooked food

Questions about 火腿

What does 火腿 mean?

火腿 (huǒtuǐ) means "ham" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 火腿?

火腿 is made of 2 characters: 火 (4 strokes), 腿 (13 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 火腿 an HSK word?

Yes. 火腿 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Does 火腿 only mean pork ham?

Usually yes. 火腿 by default means cured pork leg or ham. If you want to specify another meat, you add it, for example 鸡肉火腿 (jīròu huǒtuǐ) chicken ham.

What is the difference between 火腿 and 培根?

火腿 (huǒtuǐ) is ham, made from the leg. 培根 (péigēn) is bacon, a loanword from English, made from belly or back meat and usually fried in strips.