oil, grease, fat
Animated Stroke Order 油
Stroke Order Diagrams 油

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HSK Vocabulary: 油
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 油 is used in context
1
qì汽
chē车
xū需
yào要
jiā加
mǎn满
qì汽
yóu油
cái才
néng能
xíng行
shǐ驶
。
The car needs to be filled with gasoline to run.
2
chǎo炒
cài菜
shí时
jiā加
diǎn点
jiàng酱
yóu油
gèng更
měi美
wèi味
。
Adding some soy sauce when stir-frying makes it more delicious.
3
shí石
yóu油
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
néng能
yuán源
zī资
yuán源
。
Petroleum is an important energy resource.
4
wǒ我
qù去
jiā加
yóu油
zhàn站
jiā加
yóu油
。
I go to the gas station to refuel.
5
tā他
zài在
jiā加
yóu油
zhàn站
mǎi买
le了
píng瓶
shuǐ水
。
He bought a bottle of water at the gas station.
6
zhè这
ge个
jiā加
yóu油
zhàn站
2
4
24小
xiǎo时
shí营
yíng业
,
yè非
fēi常
cháng方
fāng便
。
This gas station is open 24 hours a day, which is very convenient.
7
qì汽
chē车
xū需
yào要
qì汽
yóu油
cái才
néng能
kāi开
dòng动
。
Cars need gasoline to run.
8
jiā加
yóu油
zhàn站
lǐ里
kě可
yǐ以
gěi给
chē车
jiā加
qì汽
yóu油
。
You can refuel your car with gasoline at the gas station.
9
qì汽
yóu油
jià价
gé格
shàng上
zhǎng涨
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
hěn很
duō多
rén人
de的
chū出
xíng行
jì计
huà划
。
The rise in gasoline prices can affect many people's travel plans.
10
mā妈
mā妈
zài在
yóu油
zhá炸
tǔ土
dòu豆
。
Mom is frying potatoes.
Information
Traditional油
Radical氵
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#910
Zhuyinㄧㄡˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+6CB9
CangjieEB
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality