yóu

oil; petroleum; oily

HSK 4 #948

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 948th character
Radical ⽔ (85.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1248

Definitions

油 yóu
  1. 1. oil
  2. 2. petroleum
  3. 3. oily
  4. 4. greasy
  5. 5. grease
  6. 6. fat
  7. 7. glib
  8. 8. cunning
  9. 9. to apply tung oil, paint or varnish

Stroke order

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Words containing 油

Word Meaning
oil extraction; oil recovery
greasy; oily
glossy; shiny (due to greasiness); oily
to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
oil lamp
humorous poem; limerick
(oil) tanker; tank ship
jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang)
peppermint oil
sesame oil; perfumed oil
slippery (character); greasy; oily
make things worse; stir up more anger
nitroglycerine
fuel depot; fuel farm
Worcestershire sauce
sesame oil
glossy; shiny
oil and gas
soot; lampblack
sesame oil
soy bean oil; (dialect) soy sauce
cod liver oil
animal fat
diesel engine
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