The following characters often appear after the word Èâ (rou2, meat) in the names of dishes, indicating how the meat is cut.
Ƭ pian4 small cutlets
¿é kuai4 pieces
¶¡ ding1 cubes
Ìõ tiao2 long, thin cuts
Ë¿ si1 longer, thinner strings
Áø liu2 strips
ëî nan3 (not sure exactly how this one translates to English)
Ä­ mo4 mashed up in small pieces