油渍 (yóu zì) — oil stain, grease stain (on fabric or surfaces) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oil staingrease stain (on fabric or surfaces)

Measure word · 块

Examples

油渍。
Zhè zhǒng xǐ yī yè néng xǐ diào yī fu shàng de yóu zì.
This laundry detergent can remove oil stains from clothes.
油渍，。
Chú fáng dì bǎn shàng yǒu jǐ kuài yóu zì, hěn nán cā gān jìng.
There are several grease stains on the kitchen floor that are hard to wipe off.
，油渍。
Zuò fàn shí yào xiǎo xīn, bié bǎ yóu zì jiàn dào bái chèn shān shàng.
Be careful when cooking, don't splash oil stains on the white shirt.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

油 names oil or grease and 渍 names a mark, giving an oil stain.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵由油

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

由

由yóu油yóu

Same sound today

油 is built from 氵, a water part, and 由, which supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 漬; 渍 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

責

責zé漬zì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 漬 has 水, water, beside 責, which gives the sound; the simplified 渍 is a later abbreviation.

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