Chinese Character 油 Meanings and components.

Form

油

Meaning

油 meaning[3] in English

Oil.

Fat.

Grease.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 油 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'water' radical in … (氵) , and to follow (由)

Its radical[1] is: 水 (shui3) which means: Surname Shui, .水shui3surname Shui

In cangjie it is written with ELW

How to write 油

To write油you2oil you should write a combination of 氵shui5'water' radical … , 由you2to follow arranged in a 吅 shape:

氵 + 由 = 油

油 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 油 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 油, looks as follow:

油
Pinyin:you2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Oil . Fat . Grease . Petroleum . To Apply Tung Oil, Paint Or Varnish . Oily . Greasy . Glib . Cunning
氵
Pinyin:shui5
Meaning[3]: 'Water' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 85), Occurring In 没, 法, 流 Etc . See Also 三點水|三点水[San1 Dian3 Shui3]
由
Pinyin:you2 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Follow . From . Because Of . Due To . By . Via . Through . (Before A Noun And A Verb) It Is For ... To ...
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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