Memory phrase for the Kanji: 油
油
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Meaning
oil, fat, grease
Pronunciation
yóu
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason)
Mnemonic
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Water is with reason no oil.
Radicals
氵
water Simplified from this water 水
由
reason, cause First, the root shoot 丨 bursts its shell 田 (cf. armor, shield 甲). And this gives the sprout丨 on the field 田 its reason 由.
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Vocabulary
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柴油机
chái yóu jī
diesel engine
油箱
yóu xiāng
oil tank
柏油
bǎi yóu
asphalt; tar; pitch
芝麻油
zhī ma yóu
sesame oil
桐油
tóng yóu
tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
油棕
yóu zōng
oil palm
油腻
yóu nì
grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character
防油溅网
fáng yóu jiàn wǎng
splatter screen
油猾
yóu huá
sly; slick
酥油
sū yóu
butter
榨油
zhà yóu
to extract oil from vegetables; to press
榨油
zhà yóu
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