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油
Trad. 油
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(Bushou)		 水
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Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 氵由
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Mandarin yóu
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水中田
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油 yóu oil / fat / grease / petroleum / to apply tung oil, paint or varnish / oily / greasy / glib / cunning
Results beginning with 油
油价 yóu jià oil (petroleum) price
油墨 yóu mò printing ink
油漆 yóu qī oil paints / lacquer / to paint / CL:層|层[ceng2]
油画 yóu huà oil painting
油脂 yóu zhī grease / oil / fat
油田 yóu tián oil field
油耗 yóu hào fuel consumption
油气 yóu qì oil and gas
油腻 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar
油门 yóu mén accelerator (pedal) / gas pedal / throttle
油炸 yóu zhá to deep fry
油箱 yóu xiāng oil tank
油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. oleifera)
油条 yóu tiáo youtiao (deep-fried breadstick) / CL:根[gen1] / slick and sly person
油泵 yóu bèng oil pump
油灯 yóu dēng oil lamp
油水 yóu shuǐ grease / profit / ill-gotten gains
油料 yóu liào oilseed / oil / fuel
油烟 yóu yān soot / lampblack
油锅 yóu guō a deep fryer
油污 yóu wū greasy dirt / sludge (from an oil spill)
油库 yóu kù fuel depot / fuel farm
油光 yóu guāng glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily
油轮 yóu lún tanker (ship) / CL:艘[sou1]
油井 yóu jǐng oil well
油亮 yóu liàng glossy / shiny
油膏 yóu gāo balm
油酸 yóu suān oleic acid
油滑 yóu huá oily / greasy / unctuous / slippery (character)
油布 yóu bù tarpaulin
油嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning / silver tongued
油饼 yóu bǐng deep-fried doughcake / oilcake (animal fodder)
油车  oil workover / workover
油船 yóu chuán (oil) tanker / tank ship
油桃 yóu táo nectarine
油子 yóu zi dense and sticky substance / (dialect) wily old fox
油松 yóu sōng Chinese red pine
油垢 yóu gòu greasy dirt
油印 yóu yìn to mimeograph
油桐 yóu tóng Chinese wood-oil tree (Vernicia fordii)
油砂 yóu shā oil sand (mining)
油尺 yóu chǐ dipstick / oil measuring rod
油汗 yóu hàn oily sweat / (dialect) aphid
油黑 yóu hēi glossy black
油猾 yóu huá sly / slick
油花 yóu huā grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid / tricky and dissolute
油荤 yóu hūn meat foods
油鸡 yóu jī a variety of chicken
油辣 yóu là rayu
油麦 yóu mài naked oat (old)
油泡 yóu pào to sauté / bubbles that appear in the oil when deep-frying
油塔 yóu tǎ oil tank
油鞋 yóu xié waterproof shoes / oiled shoes (for wet weather)
油旋 yóu xuán Youxuan, a kind of a pastry
油油 yóu yóu oily
油元 yóu yuán petrodollar
油症 yóu zhèng Yusho disease or Yu-cheng disease, mass poisoning caused by rice bran oil in northern Kyushu, Japan (1968), and in Taiwan (1979)
油棕 yóu zōng oil palm
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油菜籽 yóu cài zǐ oilseed rape (Brassica campestris) / rapeseed / coleseed
油气田 yóu qì tián oilfields and gasfields
油罐车 yóu guàn chē oil tanker truck / fuel tanker
油漆工 yóu qī gōng house painter
油页岩 yóu yè yán oil shale
油污泥  oil sludge
油抓锯  grapple saw
油脂泵  grease pump
油底壳 yóu dǐ ké oil sump
油光光 yóu guāng guāng glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily
油光漆 yóu guāng qī varnish
油乎乎 yóu hū hū greasy / oily
油灰刀 yóu huī dāo putty knife
油回收 yóu huí shōu oil recovery
油加利 yóu jiā lì variant of 尤加利[you2 jia1 li4]
油尖旺 Yóu jiān wàng Yau Tsim Mong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong
油麦菜 yóu mài cài Indian lettuce
油汪汪 yóu wāng wāng dripping with oil
油炸鬼 yóu zhá guǐ (coll.) youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
油脂槽 yóu zhī cáo grease tank
油脂罐 yóu zhī guàn grease tank
油脂桶 yóu zhī tǒng grease tank
油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng arising involuntarily (idiom) / spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion)
油嘴滑舌 yóu zuǐ huá shé glib / oily-mouthed and smooth talking
油腔滑调 yóu qiāng huá diào flippant and insincere (piece of writing or speech) / glib-tongued / oily
油料作物 yóu liào zuò wù oil crop (rape, peanut, soy, sesame etc) / oil-bearing crop
油光可鉴 yóu guāng kě jiàn lit. oily and shiny to the point of reflecting (idiom) / lustrous
油盐酱醋 yóu yán jiàng cù (lit.) oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar / (fig.) the trivia of everyday life
油气炸药  fuel-air explosive
油舱公约  International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage / Bunkers Convention
油污损害  oil pollution damage
油池火灾 yóu chí huǒ zāi pool fire
油光水滑 yóu guāng shuǐ huá sleek / shiny and smooth
油轮安全 yóu lún ān quán tanker safety
油母岩质 yóu mǔ yán zhì kerogen
油泼扯面 yóu pō chě miàn broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 biang2 mian4]
油页岩蜥 yóu yè yán xī Petrolacosaurus
油炸圈饼 yóu zhá quān bǐng doughnut
油脂状冰 yóu zhī zhuàng bīng grease ice
油赤非红树  poga
油气炸药袋  FAE gas bag / gas bag
油印机操作员  Mimeograph Operator
油气峰研究协会  Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
油箱和计量设备  petrol tank with metering equipment
油页岩和沥青砂技术小组  Technical Panel on Oil Shale and Tar Sands
Approximate Results for 油
石油 shí yóu oil / petroleum
加油 jiā yóu to add oil / to top up with gas / to refuel / to accelerate / to step on the gas / (fig.) to make an extra effort / to cheer sb on
汽油 qì yóu gasoline
原油 yuán yóu crude oil
柴油 chái yóu diesel fuel
燃油 rán yóu fuel oil
酱油 jiàng yóu soy sauce
精油 jīng yóu essential oil
机油 jī yóu engine oil
奶油 nǎi yóu cream / butter / (coll.) effeminate
豆油 dòu yóu soy bean oil / (dialect) soy sauce
香油 xiāng yóu sesame oil / perfumed oil
炼油 liàn yóu oil refinery
甘油 gān yóu glycerine / glycerol
节油 jié yóu to economize on gasoline / fuel-efficient
中油 Zhòng yóu CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
黄油 huáng yóu butter / CL:盒[he2]
麻油 má yóu sesame oil
猪油 zhū yóu lard
煤油 méi yóu kerosene
漏油 lòu yóu oil spill / oil leak / (fig.) boo! (opposite of 加油[jia1 you2])
重油 zhòng yóu (petrochemistry) heavy oil / fuel oil
菜油 cài yóu rapeseed oil / canola oil
柏油 bǎi yóu asphalt / tar / pitch
牛油 niú yóu butter / beef tallow
采油 cǎi yóu oil extraction / oil recovery
乳油 rǔ yóu emulsifiable concentrate
焦油 jiāo yóu tar
红油 hóng yóu chili oil
含油 hán yóu containing oil / oil-bearing
酥油 sū yóu butter
板油 bǎn yóu leaf fat / leaf lard
食油 shí yóu cooking oil
蚝油 háo yóu oyster sauce
揩油 kāi yóu to take advantage of sb / to freeload
火油 huǒ yóu (dialect) kerosene
榨油 zhà yóu to extract oil from vegetables / to press
桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
鞋油 xié yóu shoe polish
推油 tuī yóu oil massage
缺油 quē yóu oil shortage
清油 qīng yóu vegetable cooking oil
豉油 chǐ yóu soy sauce (chiefly in Cantonese and Hakka areas)
涂油 tú yóu to grease / to oil / to baste (cookery)
撇油  creaming / skimming
矮油 ǎi yóu (slang) alternative for 哎呦[ai1 you1] "oh my!"
擦油 cā yóu to oil / to anoint
吃油 chī yóu (of food) to absorb oil / (of a vehicle) to guzzle fuel
大油 dà yóu lard
靛油 diàn yóu aniline oil
豪油 háo yóu oyster sauce / correct spelling 蠔油|蚝油
荤油 hūn yóu lard / animal fat
江油 Jiāng yóu Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
焌油 jùn yóu to stir fry
焗油 jú yóu to condition or dye the hair using hair treatment product in conjunction with a hair steamer
抹油 mǒ yóu to anoint
飘油 piāo yóu oil spill
贫油 pín yóu poor in oil
焌油 qū yóu to pour heated oil and seasonings over food (e.g. a cooked fish)
圣油 shèng yóu chrism / holy anointing oil
虾油 xiā yóu prawn sauce
洋油 yáng yóu imported oil / kerosene
羊油 yáng yóu sheep's fat / suet / mutton tallow
椰油 yē yóu coconut oil
制油 zhì yóu to extract (vegetable) oil / oil extraction
装油 zhuāng yóu oil loading / loading
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加油站 jiā yóu zhàn gas station
润滑油 rùn huá yóu lubricating oil
成品油 chéng pǐn yóu refined oil
柴油机 chái yóu jī diesel engine
植物油 zhí wù yóu vegetable oil
燃料油 rán liào yóu fuel oil
橄榄油 gǎn lǎn yóu olive oil
中海油 zhōng hǎi yóu China National Offshore Oil Corporation
炼油厂 liàn yóu chǎng oil refinery
棕榈油 zōng lu:2 yóu palm oil
指甲油 zhǐ jia yóu nail polish
色拉油 sè lā yóu salad oil
化油器 huà yóu qì carburetor
绿油油 lu:4 yóu yóu lush green / verdant
汽油机 qì yóu jī gasoline engine
加油机 jiā yóu jī tanker aircraft / flying tanker
打油诗 dǎ yóu shī humorous poem / limerick
柏油路 bǎi yóu lù tarred road / asphalt road
鱼肝油 yú gān yóu cod liver oil
煤焦油 méi jiāo yóu coal tar
输油管 shū yóu guǎn petroleum pipeline
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu sesame oil
万金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm (medicine) / jack of all trades (and master of none)(slang)
酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)
鲜奶油 xiān nǎi yóu cream / whipped cream
老油条 lǎo yóu tiáo old fox / slick customer
石脑油 shí nǎo yóu naphtha
挥发油 huī fā yóu volatile oil (in general) / gasoline
防晒油 fáng shài yóu sunscreen / sunblock
动物油 dòng wù yóu animal fat
地沟油 dì gōu yóu illegally recycled waste cooking oil
葱油饼 cōng yóu bǐng scallion pancake
松节油 sōng jié yóu turpentine
薄荷油 bò he yóu peppermint oil
煤制油 méi zhì yóu coal liquefaction
石油醚 shí yóu mí petroleum ether
酥油花 sū yóu huā butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products)
锭子油  spindle oil
加油车  tanker truck / fuel truck
省油车  efficient car
燃油的  oil-fired
大麻油  cannabis oil / marijuana oil / liquid hashish / liquid cannabis / hashish oil / cured cannabis
碘化油  iodized oil
石油股  Petroleum Unit
焦油坑  tar pit
哈食油  hash oil
黑焦油  black tar
艾叶油 ài yè yóu mugwort leaf oil (TCM) / also called wormwood leaf oil / Oleum folii Artemisiae argyi
桉叶油 ān yè yóu eucalyptus oil
薄油层 bó yóu céng oil sheet
产油国 chǎn yóu guó oil-producing countries
粗柴油 cū chái yóu gas oil
打酱油 dǎ jiàng yóu to buy soy sauce / it's none of my business ("I’m just here to buy some soy sauce")
风油精 fēng yóu jīng essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant
甘油醛 gān yóu quán glyceraldehyde (CH2O)3
隔油池 gé yóu chí grease trap
掼奶油 guàn nǎi yóu whipped cream
含油岩 hán yóu yán oil bearing rock
耗油量 hào yóu liàng fuel consumption
回锅油 huí guō yóu reused cooking oil
江油市 Jiāng yóu shì Jiangyou prefecture-level city in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
煎炸油 jiān zhá yóu frying oil
加氢油 jiā qīng yóu hydrogenated oil
加油工 jiā yóu gōng gas station attendant
加油枪 jiā yóu qiāng fuel nozzle
集油箱 jí yóu xiāng oil sump
焗油机 jú yóu jī hair steamer
矿油精 kuàng yóu jīng mineral spirits
苦油楝 kǔ yóu liàn andiroba, bastard mahogany
辣酱油 là jiàng yóu Worcestershire sauce
拦油栅 lán yóu zhà oil retention barrier
捞油水 lāo yóu shuǐ (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
老油子 lǎo yóu zi (coll.) wily old fox / crafty fellow
量油尺 liáng yóu chǐ dipstick / oil measuring rod
沐浴油 mù yù yóu bath oil
牛油果 niú yóu guǒ avocado (Persea americana)
牛油戟 niú yóu jǐ pound cake
牛油树 niú yóu shù shea tree
贫油国 pín yóu guó country poor in oil
皮鞋油 pí xié yóu shoe polish
清凉油 qīng liáng yóu soothing ointment / balm
燃油舱 rán yóu cāng oil tank (of ship)
上溜油 shàng liū yóu basted (of meat etc)
圣膏油 shèng gāo yóu chrism / holy anointing oil
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