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8 strokes
Character #791 · The First 1000

yóu

oil

oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily

Strokes
8
Both scripts
油
Poster cell
G29

简 = 繁油 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • jiāyóu to refuel; come on! (cheer)
  • shíyóu oil
  • qìyóu gasoline
  • jiàngyóu soy sauce
  • yóuhuà oil painting
  • rányóu fuel oil
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 油

Write 油 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yóu, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell G29 · 28 × 36 grid

油 is #791 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 油 mean in English?
油 (yóu) means "oil": oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily.
How do you pronounce 油?
油 is pronounced yóu in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄧㄡˊ.
How many strokes does 油 have?
油 has 8 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 油 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 油 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 油?
Common words that use 油 include 加油 (jiāyóu, to refuel; come on! (cheer)), 石油 (shíyóu, oil), 汽油 (qìyóu, gasoline), 酱油 (jiàngyóu, soy sauce).
How common is 油?
油 is number 791 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell G29 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.