柴油 (cháiyóu) · diesel fuel

柴油 (cháiyóu) means “diesel fuel”. It is written with 2 characters: 柴 (firewood) + 油 (oil). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 柴油 is built

What 柴 is made of

此cǐ — this
- 止zhǐ — to stop
  - 上shàng — above
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
  - 乚 — hook stroke
  - 丿 — falling stroke
木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight

What 油 is made of

Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

这辆卡车用柴油。Zhè liàng kǎchē yòng cháiyóu.This truck runs on diesel.

柴油的价格又涨了。Cháiyóu de jiàgé yòu zhǎng le.The price of diesel has gone up again.

What does 柴油 mean?

柴油 (cháiyóu) means “diesel fuel”.

How do you pronounce 柴油?

柴油 is pronounced cháiyóu.

Which HSK level is 柴油?

柴油 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 柴油 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.