油
yóu

oil; fat; grease

HSK 2氵 三点水

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • yóuoil; fat; grease

3Structure

油
Left-right structure左右结构

油 is built from 2 parts.

氵+由

4Common Words with 油

奶油nǎi yóu

cream

汽油qì yóu

gasoline; petrol

黄油huáng yóu

butter

油yóu

oil; fat; grease

加油jiā yóu

to refuel; to cheer on

植物油zhí wù yóu

vegetable oil

5Example Sentences

汽车需要加油了。

qì chē xū yào jiā yóu le。

The car needs to be refueled.

他炒菜时放了很多油。

tā chǎo cài shí fàng le hěn duō yóu。

He put a lot of oil in the stir-fry.

Other Characters Pronounced “you”

友
yǒuHSK 1

friend; companion

有
yǒuHSK 1

to have; to possess

右
yòuHSK 1

right (side)

由
yóuHSK 2

by; through; via (in 由)

游
YóuHSK 2

to travel; to tour (in 旅游)

又
yòuHSK 2

again; once more (in 又一次)

优
yōuHSK 3

excellent; superior (in 优秀)

邮
yóuHSK 3

mail; post (in 邮)

6Printable Worksheet

chinese-handwriting.com
油
yóu

oil; fat; grease

Common Words
nǎi yóu
奶油
cream
qì yóu
汽油
gasoline; petrol
huáng yóu
黄油
butter
yóu
油
oil; fat; grease
jiā yóu
加油
to refuel; to cheer on
zhí wù yóu
植物油
vegetable oil
Tracing Practice
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