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See also: 㳌, 沺, 𣳑, and 由

Stroke order
8 strokes
Stroke order (Japan)
8 strokes

油 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水中田 (ELW), four-corner 35160, composition ⿰氵由)

simp. and trad. 油

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| | Old Chinese | | | -------------------------------- | ---------------------- | | 袖 | *ljɯwɢs | | 岫 | *ljɯwɢs | | 牰 | *ljɯwɢs, *lɯwɢs | | 抽 | *l̥ʰɯw | | 妯 | *l̥ʰɯw, *l'ɯwɢ | | 紬 | *l'ɯw | | 怞 | *l'ɯw | | 鮋 | *l'ɯw, *ɦljɯw, *lɯw | | 菗 | *rlɯw | | 宙 | *l'ɯwɢs | | 胄 | *l'ɯwɢs | | 冑 | *l'ɯwɢs | | 伷 | *l'ɯwɢs | | 駎 | *l'ɯwɢs | | 油 | *lɯw, *lɯwɢs | | 由 | *lɯw | | 蚰 | *lɯw | | 秞 | *lɯw | | 邮 | *lɯw | | 釉 | *lɯwɢs | | 柚 | *lɯwɢs, *l'ɯwɢ | | 鼬 | *lɯwɢs | | 苖 | *l'ɯːwɢ, *l̥ʰɯwɢ | | 笛 | *l'ɯːwɢ | | 迪 | *l'ɯːwɢ | | 頔 | *l'ɯːwɢ | | 軸 | *l'ɯwɢ | | 舳 | *l'ɯwɢ |

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *lɯw, *lɯwɢs) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 由 (OC *lɯw).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

“weeb”

From the stereotype of weebs (see 肥宅 (féizhái)).

Note:

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 油
Reading # 1/1
ModernBeijing(Pinyin) yóu
MiddleChinese ‹ yuw ›
OldChinese /*[l][u]/
English flow(ing)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 油
Reading # 1/2
No. 15525
Phoneticcomponent 由
Rimegroup 幽
Rimesubdivision 2
CorrespondingMC rime 猷
OldChinese /*lɯw/
Notes 象柚實，爲柚初文；柚爲條，由枿亦稱木生條，同音相借

油

  1. name of an ancient river
  2. oil: fat, grease, lard, etc.
    麻油 ― máyóu ― sesame oil
    豬油／猪油 ― zhūyóu ― lard
    機油／机油 ― jīyóu ― engine oil
    炒菜要落油。 [Cantonese, trad. and _simp._]
    caau2 coi3 jiu3 lok6 jau4. [Jyutping]
    You need to add oil when you stir-fry vegetables.
  3. petroleum; fuel
    石油 ― shíyóu ― petroleum; oil
    漏油 [Cantonese] ― lau6 jau4-2 [Jyutping] ― to leak fuel
    加油 ― jiāyóu ― to refuel
    油站 [Cantonese] ― jau4 zaam6 [Jyutping] ― petrol station; gas station
  4. to paint
    油屋 [Cantonese] ― jau4 uk1 [Jyutping] ― to paint the house
  5. (Cantonese) Short for 油漆 (“paint”).
    啲油未乾呀。 [Cantonese, _trad._]
    啲油未干呀。 [Cantonese, _simp._]
    di1 jau4-2 mei6 gon1 aa3. [Jyutping]
    The paint hasn't dried yet.
    油油 [Cantonese] ― jau4 jau4-2 [Jyutping] ― to apply paint
  6. (Cantonese) to colour (with crayons, coloured pencils, oil pastel, etc.)
    老師將弟弟油嗰幅畫貼堂。 [Cantonese, _trad._]
    老师将弟弟油嗰幅画贴堂。 [Cantonese, _simp._]
    lou5 si1 zoeng1 dai6-4 dai6-2 jau4 go2 fuk1 waa2 tip3 tong4. [Jyutping]
    The teacher posted the picture that my brother coloured on the board.
  7. (Cantonese) Short for 油門／油门 (yóumén, “accelerator; gas pedal; throttle”).
    踩油 [Cantonese] ― caai2 jau4-2 [Jyutping] ― to hit the gas; to accelerate
  8. (Cantonese) oily
  9. to be grease-stained
  10. sly; glib
  11. vigorous, abundant
  12. shiny
  13. sweet-tempered, acquiescent
  14. flippant and insincere
  15. dark
  16. (chiefly Taiwan, originally ACG, slang, sometimes self-deprecatory) resembling a weeb; obsessive towards ACG
    好油喔peko～ ― hǎo yóu ō peko ~ ― You're such a weeb peko~ (a self-deprecatory phrase among the Hololive fandom, where “peko” is the catchprase of its VTuber Usada Pekora)
  17. a surname

油

  1. † Alternative form of 釉 (yòu, “to glaze”)
  2. Used in 浩油.

油

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Kanji in this term
油
あぶらGrade: 3
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 油 – see the following entry.
【あぶら】 [noun] 油, 膏: oil Alternative spelling膏
(This term, 油, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

油 (eumhun 기름 유 (gireum yu))

  1. hanja form? of 유 (“oil”)

油

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Cognate with Japanese 油 (abura).

油(あんだー) (anthā)

  1. oil

油

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Cognate with Japanese 油 (abura).

油 (hiragana あっゔぁ, romaji avva)

  1. oil

油

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Kanji in this term
油
あんだGrade: 3
kun'yomi

Cognate with Japanese 油 (abura).

油(あんだ) (anda)

  1. oil

Derived terms

油: Hán Việt readings: du[1][2][3][4][5][6]
油: Nôm readings: dầu[1][2][3], dàu[1][2][3], dàu[1][2][3], rầu[1][2][3], ru[1][2], dù[2][3], râu[1], trầu[3], dư, dẫu

  1. chữ Hán form of du (“oil”).
  2. Nôm form of dầu (“oil”).
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Nguyễn (2014).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Nguyễn et al. (2009).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Trần (2004).
  4. ^ Trần (1999).
  5. ^ Nguyễn (1974).
  6. ^ Thiều Chửu (1942).