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油 (yóu): Oil — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 油

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How to write 油 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 油

油 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

油

氵shuǐ · water

由yóu · from

油=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 油

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5.

How to Use 油

Fuel oils

Words where 油 refers to fuel or combustible liquids.

汽油 • qì yóu • gasoline; petrol • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 油

加油 • jiā yóu • to add oil

HSK 3.0 · L4

jiā加

yóu

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

zài在

cài菜

lǐ里

jiā加

le了

xiāng

Information

Pinyinyóu

Meaningoil, grease, fat

Strokes8

Radical氵

Traditional油

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#910

Zhuyinㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+6CB9

CangjieEB

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氵shuǐ · water

+由yóu · from

The water component connects this character to water, liquid, or flow.

qì汽

yóu油

gasoline; petrol

柴油 • chái yóu • diesel oil • HSK 6

HSK 6

chái柴

yóu油

diesel oil

燃油 • rán yóu • fuel oil • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

rán燃

yóu油

fuel oil

Cooking and food-related

Words where 油 is used in cooking methods, foods, or condiments.

油炸 • yóu zhá • deep-fry • HSK 5

HSK 5

yóu油

zhá炸

deep-fry

油条 • yóu tiáo • deep-fried dough stick; fried breadstick • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yóu油

tiáo条

deep-fried dough stick; fried breadstick

酱油 • jiàng yóu • soy sauce • HSK 5

HSK 5

jiàng酱

yóu油

soy sauce

油

to add oil

加油站 • jiā yóu zhàn • petrol station

HSK 4

jiā加

yóu油

zhàn站

petrol station

油漆 • yóu qī • paint; oil colour

HSK 6

yóu油

qī漆

paint; oil colour

油腻 • yóu nì • greasy; oily

HSK 6

yóu油

nì腻

greasy; oily

石油 • shí yóu • petroleum; oil

HSK 6

shí石

yóu油

petroleum; oil

油画 • yóu huà • oil painting

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yóu油

huà画

oil painting

香

yóu油

。

I added sesame oil to the dish.

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.

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.

chǎo炒

cài菜

de的

shí时

hou候

，

guō锅

lǐ里

yào要

fàng放

yī一

diǎn点

yóu油

。

When stir-frying, you need to put a little oil in the pan.

Zhè这

gè个

guó国

jiā家

chū出

kǒu口

dà大

liàng量

yuán原

yóu油

。

This country exports large amounts of crude oil.

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