茶油 (chá yóu) — tea oil (extracted from camellia seeds, used in… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tea oil (extracted from camellia seeds, used in cooking and skincare)

Examples

茶油，。
Mā ma zuò cài shí xǐ huan yòng chá yóu, shuō zhè yàng gèng jiàn kāng.
Mom likes to use tea oil when cooking, saying it's healthier.
茶油。
Zhè zhǒng chá yóu shì cóng shān chá zǐ zhōng zhà chū lái de.
This kind of tea oil is pressed from camellia seeds.
茶油。
Chāo shì lǐ mài de chá yóu jià gé bú pián yi.
The tea oil sold in supermarkets is not cheap.

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.

The 油 pressed from 茶 seeds is called tea oil.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú茶chá

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

In 茶, the 艹 part marks a plant, and the 余 part gives the sound.

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.

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