香油
xiāngyóu
sesame oil
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 出锅前淋一点香油，整道凉菜的层次立刻变得丰富起来。 Chūguō qián lín yì diǎn xiāngyóu, zhěng dào liángcài de céngcì lìkè biàn de fēngfù qǐlái. A little sesame oil drizzled on before serving immediately gives the whole cold dish richer layers of flavour.
- 妈妈在热汤里滴了几滴香油。 Māma zài rè tāng lǐ dī le jǐ dī xiāngyóu. Mum dripped a few drops of sesame oil into the hot soup.
- 凉拌黄瓜里一定要放点香油。 Liángbàn huángguā lǐ yídìng yào fàng diǎn xiāngyóu. You must add a little sesame oil to cold cucumber salad.