油 (yóu) — oil; fat; petroleum
Definition
油 (yóu) means oil or fat for cooking and food. Don't confuse it with 胖 or 肥, which describe a person's body or animal flesh — 油 refers to the greasy substance itself.
noun
oilfatpetroleum
Examples
- 油。Qǐng bāng wǒ mǎi yì píng yóu.Please help me buy a bottle of oil.
- 。Wǒ de chē xū yào jiā yóu.My car needs to refuel.
- 油。Zhè zhǒng yóu kě yǐ yòng lái chǎo cài.This kind of oil can be used for stir-frying.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.
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