ground beef; minced beef
Standard term for raw ground beef used in cooking.
I make hamburger steak with ground beef.
I bought ground beef at the supermarket.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; ひき is often written in kana for clarity.
Full kanji spelling using 挽く (to grind); less common but still seen.
Compound of 牛 (gyū, 'cow/beef') + 挽き (hiki, continuative form of 挽く 'to grind') + 肉 (niku, 'meat'). The spelling ひき is often written in kana to avoid the less common kanji 挽.