油
HSK 2
油 (yóu): oil, fat, grease
yóu
oil, fat, grease
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Pinyin
yóu
HSK Level
Level 2
Characters
1
English Meaning
oil, fat, grease
How to Write 油 (yóu)
油 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 油
A phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, and 由 hints at the pronunciation.
What 油 is Made Of
油 is built from 2 components:
氵water
由cause, reason
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Words Using 油
Common Chinese words that contain 油:
柴油
cháiyóu
汽油
qìyóu
油漆
yóuqī
油炸
yóuzhá
油腻
yóunì
石油
shíyóu
酱油
jiàngyóu
加油站
jiāyóuzhàn
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