石油

Character by character

• 石shí5 strokesHSK 3stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
• 油yóu8 strokesHSK 2oil, fat, grease, lard; paints

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 石油. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 加油jiā yóuHSK 2

  to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on

• 油yóuHSK 2

  oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning

• 石头shí touHSK 3

  stone

• 钻石zuàn shíHSK 7

  diamond

• 汽油qì yóuHSK 4

  gasoline

• 岩石yán shíHSK 7

  rock

• 加油站jiā yóu zhànHSK 4

  gas station

• 宝石bǎo shíHSK 4

  precious stone; gem

• 油漆yóu qī

  oil paints; lacquer; to paint

• 油画yóu huàHSK 7

  oil painting

• 酱油jiàng yóuHSK 6

  soy sauce

• 燃油rán yóuHSK 7

  fuel oil

• 柴油chái yóu

  diesel fuel

• 化石huà shíHSK 5

  fossil

• 油炸yóu zhá

  to deep fry

• 陨石yǔn shíHSK 7

  meteorite; aerolite

• 油腻yóu nì

  greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar

• 水落石出shuǐ luò shí chūHSK 7

  as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); the truth comes to light

• 礁石jiāo shíHSK 7

  reef

• 香油xiāng yóuHSK 7

  sesame oil; perfumed oil