油 yóu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 由 cause, reason
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
油
yóu
oil
Character
Example phrases
- 菜里有油。 Cài lǐ yǒu yóu. There is oil in the dish.
- 油太多了。 Yóu tài duō le. There is too much oil.
- 买一瓶油。 Mǎi yì píng yóu. Buy a bottle of oil.