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Chinese symbol for “tenderloin”

牛柳
niú liǔ
(beef) tenderloin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tenderloin is 牛柳 (niú liǔ), defined as: (beef) tenderloin.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

牛 niú
ox, cow, bull
radical 93 ⽜ · 4 strokes
柳 liǔ
willow tree; pleasure; surname
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tenderloin”

WordPinyinMeaning
里肌lǐ jī(Tw) tenderloin (usu. of pork)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 牛柳.

WordPinyinMeaning
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk; measure word: 瓶 (píng), 杯 (bēi)
牛肉niú ròubeef
牛顿 (牛頓)niú dùnnewton (SI unit of force)
牛仔裤 (牛仔褲)niú zǎi kùjeans; 条 (tiáo)
牛仔niú zǎicowboy
公牛gōng niúbull
柳树 (柳樹)liǔ shùwillow
杨柳 (楊柳)yáng liǔwillow tree; poplar and willow

See also: Japanese symbol for “tenderloin”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.