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油 - yóu

oil, fat, grease, lard; paints

oil, fat, grease, lard; paints

How to read 油

Click 油 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyóu
Englishoil, fat, grease, lard; paints
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

油井 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 油亮. Please read 油价 one more time.

Common words with this character

oil well
glossy; shiny
oil price
glossy; gleaming; shiny

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 油 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 油井 and 油亮 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 油.