Character
| HSK | 4 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 948th character |
| RADICAL | ⽔ (85.5) |
| STROKES | 8 |
| INDEX # | 1248 |
oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
HSK 4
#948
DEFINITIONS
| 油 yóu |
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STROKES
WORDS
| 采油 cǎi yóu | oil extraction; oil recovery |
| 油乎乎 yóu hū hū | greasy; oily |
| 油光 yóu guāng | glossy; gleaming; shiny (due to greasiness); slick; greasy; oily |
| 油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng | arising involuntarily (idiom); spontaneous; to spring up unbidden (of emotion) |
| 油灯 yóu dēng | oil lamp |
| 打油诗 dǎ yóu shī | humorous poem; limerick |
| 油船 yóu chuán | (oil) tanker; tank ship |
| 万金油 wàn jīn yóu | Tiger Balm (medicine); jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang) |
| 薄荷油 bò he yóu | peppermint oil |
| 香油 xiāng yóu | sesame oil; perfumed oil |
| 油滑 yóu huá | oily; greasy; unctuous; slippery (character) |
| 火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu | to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse |
| 硝酸甘油 xiāo suān gān yóu | nitroglycerine |
| 油库 yóu kù | fuel depot; fuel farm |
| 辣酱油 là jiàng yóu | Worcestershire sauce |
| 麻油 má yóu | sesame oil |
| 油亮 yóu liàng | glossy; shiny |
| 油气 yóu qì | oil and gas |
| 油烟 yóu yān | soot; lampblack |
| 芝麻油 zhī ma yóu | sesame oil |
| 豆油 dòu yóu | soy bean oil; (dialect) soy sauce |
| 鱼肝油 yú gān yóu | cod liver oil |
| 动物油 dòng wù yóu | animal fat |
| 柴油机 chái yóu jī | diesel engine |
| 油印 yóu yìn | to mimeograph |