桐油 tóng yóu

tung oil; drying oil from the tung tree

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 63908th word

Definitions

  1. 1. tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer

Characters

Character Meaning
桐 tóng
tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)
油 yóu HSK 4
oil; petroleum; oily