油yóu
oil. 8 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 2.
What 油 is made of
氵 (shuǐ, water) and 由 (yóu, cause).
氵 carries the meaning — water — and 由 carries the sound.
How to write 油
Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–8 write 由.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 油
Words that use 油
| 油 | oil 从植物或动物中提炼出的液体 厨房里备好了做菜用的油。The kitchen has oil ready for cooking. Lesson 93, 游客 · 厚积薄发与大象无形 · Patient Mastery & Formless Greatness |
| 加油 | to cheer on, root for 大声鼓励，为别人打气 同学们大声为运动员加油。Classmates loudly cheered on the athletes. Lesson 35, 家庭假期 · 寰宇交流与民生安和 · Global Exchange, Active Vitality & Household Care |
| 石油 | petroleum, oil 从地下开采出来的黑色液体燃料 技术人员将开采的石油送去化验。Technicians sent the oil they had extracted for testing. Lesson 219, 物理求索与工业实验 · 科学探索与实验求索 · Scientific Exploration, Laboratory Experiments & Physical Inquiry |
| 汽油 | gasoline 给汽车发动机提供动力的燃料 司机在驿站加满了汽油。The driver filled up on gasoline at the rest stop. Lesson 323, 浩荡长路与行者从容 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers |
| 酱油 | soy sauce 指用豆类酿制的调味液体 归家后他在厨房调配豆酱与少许酱油烹饪野味。He mixed bean paste with a bit of soy sauce for the game meat. Lesson 599, 淬火铸魂 · 明辨求是与卓越笃行 · Rigorous Discernment, Discipline & Excellence |
| 加油站 | a gas station 给车辆加油的地方 司机把车开进了智慧加油站。The driver pulled the car into the smart gas station. Lesson 297, 驰骋四海与笃定前行 · 岁时纪事与笃行日新 · Seasonal Chronicles, Diligent Work & Physical Vitality |
Characters that share the sound part 由
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 氵
All 75 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.