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油
yóu
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yóu · jau4 (Jyutping)
- oil
- fat
- grease
- petroleum
- to apply tung oil, paint or varnish
- oily
- greasy
- glib
- cunning
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Character breakdown
油
- Meaning
- oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰氵由
- Cangjie
- ELW
- Four-corner
- 3516.0
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