油(yóu)

HSK 28 strokes

oil

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Character information

Pinyin
yóu
Meaning
oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 油 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵由

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 由 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ由yóu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 油 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 油

Common words using 油 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiā加yóu油
HSK 2

to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the ga…

Open 加油 page →
jiā加yóu油zhàn站
HSK 4

gas station

Open 加油站 page →
zhōng中yóu油

CPC Corporation, a state-owned petroleum company in Taiwan (abbr. for 台灣中油|…

Open 中油 page →
yuán原yóu油

crude oil

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zhōng中hǎi海yóu油

China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Open 中海油 page →
jiā加yóu油tiān添cù醋

to add interest (to a story)

Open 加油添醋 page →
dòng动wù物yóu油

animal fat

Open 动物油 page →
dì地gōu沟yóu油

illegally recycled waste cooking oil

Open 地沟油 page →

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