Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 油


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Meaning

oil, fat, grease

Pronunciation

yóu

Explanation

Left: water , right: reason (The sprout/seedling in the field has its reason)

Mnemonic

Water is with reason no oil.

Radicals

Water
reason, cause(A rice field with a sprouting plant )
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Vocabulary

柴油机 chái yóu jī diesel engine
油箱 yóu xiāng oil tank
柏油 bǎi yóu asphalt; tar; pitch
芝麻油 zhī ma yóu sesame oil
桐油 tóng yóu tung oil, from the Japanese wood-oil tree Aleurites cordata, used in making lacquer
油棕 yóu zōng oil palm
油腻 yóu nì grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character
防油溅网 fáng yóu jiàn wǎng splatter screen
油猾 yóu huá sly; slick
酥油 sū yóu butter
榨油 zhà yóu to extract oil from vegetables; to press

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