油

• 拼音: yóu
• 汉字拆解: 油 = 氵 (water/liquid radical) + 由 (from/through, phonetic component)

含义

Oil. A general term for cooking oil, petroleum, grease, or any oily substance.

Very versatile word used in many contexts: cooking oil (菜油, 花生油), fuel (汽油 — petrol, 加油 — to refuel), oily food (太油了 — too greasy). The expression 加油 literally means 'add oil/fuel' but is used as an encouraging cheer meaning 'go for it!'

例句

1. 做菜的时候先放一点油。
2. 这个菜太油了，我吃不下。
3. 我们要去加油站加油。

用法指南

语境: cooking, everyday, transport

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 锅里放点油。(Put some oil in the pan.)
• 加油！你一定可以的！(Come on! You can do it!)

错误说法

• 我喝了一杯油。(Don't say you drink oil — in cooking, you 放油 (add oil) or 倒油 (pour oil), not 喝油.)

起源与历史

Phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water radical, indicating liquid) + 由 (phonetic component). Originally referred to animal fat, later extended to all oils.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal