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yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 由 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 8 strokes Very Common (10%)

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Component Tree i

shuǐ
water
3 strokes
yóu
cause, reason; from
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5 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 油 (247)

jiāyóuzhàn
加油站
HSK 4
gas station
qìyóu
汽油
HSK 5
gasoline
yóuzhá
油炸
HSK 5
to deep fry
jiàngyóu
酱油
HSK 5
soy sauce
shíyóu
石油
HSK 6
oil / petroleum
yóuqī
油漆
HSK 6
oil paints / lacquer / to paint / CL:[[層|层<céng>]]
cháiyóu
柴油
HSK 6
diesel fuel
yóunì
油腻
HSK 6
grease / greasy food / oily / rich (of food) / fatty / greasy and dirty / a slippery character
jiāyóu
加油
to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / abbr. for [[加大油門|加大油门<jiādàyóumén>]] / to step on the gas / fig. to make an extra effort / fig. to cheer sb on
yóu
oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning
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