• 946th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 134 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yóu (you2)oil • fat • grease • petroleum • to apply tung oil, paint or varnish • oily • greasy • glib • cunning

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yóu (you2)The component is pronounced as 'yóu' (you2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

加油 
 

Medium Frequency

加油站 
原油 
奶油 
指甲油 
柴米油盐 (柴米油鹽)
橄榄油 (橄欖油)
机油 (機油)
汽油 
油价 (油價)
油光 
油条 (油條)
油漆 
油炸 
油田 
油画 (油畫)
油脂 
油腻 (油膩)
油菜 
油锅 (油鍋)
油门 (油門)
油饼 (油餅)
牛油 
石油 
色拉油 
蚝油 (蠔油)
猪油 (豬油)
酱油 (醬油)
香油 
麻油 
黄油 (黃油)
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  • 3278th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 10 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gòu (gou4)dirt • disgrace

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for gòu (gou4)The component is pronounced as 'hòu' (hou4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for gòu (gou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

污垢 

Medium Frequency

水垢 
油垢 
牙垢 
蓬头垢面 (蓬頭垢面)
藏污纳垢 (藏污納垢)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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