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油
yóu
1. oil
2. fat
3. grease
4. petroleum
5. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
6. oily
7. greasy
8. glib
9. cunning
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

油
yóu
oil, fat, grease, lard; oil paints
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

油泵
yóubèng
oil pump
油膏
yóugāo
balm
油料
yóuliào
oilseed
油油
yóuyóu
oily
油画
yóuhuà
oil painting
油脂
yóuzhī
grease
油墨
yóumò
printing ink
油库
yóukù
fuel depot
油条
yóutiáo
youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
油污
yóuwū
greasy and dirty
油炸
yóuzhá
to deep fry
HSK 5
油田
yóutián
oil field
油砂
yóushā
oil sand (mining)
油耗
yóuhào
fuel consumption
油光
yóuguāng
glossy
油塔
yóutǎ
oil tank
汽油
qìyóu
gasoline
HSK 5
油布
yóubù
tarpaulin
油旋
yóuxuán
Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
油桃
yóutáo
nectarine

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
947
Word Frequency Rank
1,567 of 84,292

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