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Character Decomposition
油=氵+由
Etymology
water
Meanings
oil
fat
grease
petroleum
to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
oily
greasy
glib
cunning
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Words with 油 555 total
lard · animal fat荤油hūn yóuleaf fat · leaf lard板油bǎn yóuessential oil精油jīng yóuengine oil机油jī yóu(dialect) kerosene火油huǒ yóutar焦油jiāo yóudiesel fuel柴油chái yóuto secretively take advantage of others or public resources for minor personal gain · to grope a woman or girl揩油kāi yóuto pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)焌油qū yóupoor in oil贫油pín yóusesame oil麻油má yóucream · butter · (coll.) effeminate奶油nǎi yóubutter · beef tallow牛油niú yóuvegetable cooking oil清油qīng yóuoil · petroleum石油shí yóucooking oil食油shí yóuimported oil · kerosene洋油yáng yóudeep-fried doughcake · oilcake (animal fodder)油饼yóu bǐngtarpaulin油布yóu bùoilseed rape (Brassica napus) · rape greens; leafy greens of certain Brassica species · (dialect) bok choy油菜yóu càioil lamp油灯yóu dēng
Idioms with 油 41 total Chain
(lit.) firewood, rice, oil and salt (idiom) · (fig.) life's daily necessities柴米油盐chái mǐ yóu yánto add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation · to enrage people and make matters worse火上加油huǒ shàng jiā yóuto pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation · to enrage people and make matters worse火上浇油huǒ shàng jiāo yóuto add interest (to a story) · to sex up加油添醋jiā yóu tiān cù
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