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

HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4 Writing 4

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1. Animated Stroke Order 油

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2. Stroke Order Diagrams 油

3. Character Breakdown

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油=氵water+由reason, from

Water (氵) and a by (由) — oil or grease that flows smoothly like liquid.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 油

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5. HSK Vocabulary: 油

HSK words that contain this character.

jiā yóu zhàn

加油站

petrol station

HSK 4

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 油 is used in context

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

chǎo炒

cài菜

de的

shí时

hou候

，

guō锅

lǐ里

yào要

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shí石

yóu油

shì是

zhòng重

yào要

de的

néng

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Adding some soy sauce when stir-frying makes it more delicious.

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

Petroleum is an important energy resource.

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