Memory phrase for the character: 油

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Left: water 氵, right: reason 由 (The sprout/seedling 丨 in the field 田 has its reason)

Water is with reason no oil.

氵	Water
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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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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