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Keyword
oil
  • fat
  • grease
  • lard
  • oil paints
Frequency
#759
Strokes
8
Readings
yóu100%
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 由 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
石油shíyóu
oil; petroleum
加油jiāyóu
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on
油yóu
oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
油价yóujià
oil (petroleum) price
油画yóuhuà
oil painting
柴油cháiyóu
diesel fuel
奶油nǎiyóu
cream; butter; (coll.) effeminate
推油tuīyóu
oil massage
油气yóuqì
oil and gas
油漆yóuqī
oil paints; lacquer; to paint
油脂yóuzhī
grease; oil; fat
油料yóuliào
oilseed; oil; fuel
油炸yóuzhá
to deep fry
油污yóuwū
greasy dirt; sludge (from an oil spill)
炼油liànyóu
to refine crude oil; to render animal fat
机油jīyóu
engine oil