油漆
Old HSK 6
油漆 (yóuqī) · paint
油漆 (yóuqī) means “paint; to paint”. It is written with 2 characters: 油 (oil) + 漆 (varnish). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 油漆 is built
The characters
油 yóu · oil
What 油 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 由yóu — cause
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)
漆 qī · varnish
What 漆 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 桼qī — the varnish tree
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 人rén — person
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
- 木mù — tree
Example sentences
门上的油漆还没干。Mén shàng de yóuqī hái méi gàn.The paint on the door isn't dry yet.
工人正在给墙刷油漆。Gōngrén zhèngzài gěi qiáng shuā yóuqī.The workers are painting the wall.
Questions about 油漆
What does 油漆 mean?
油漆 (yóuqī) means “paint; to paint”.
How do you pronounce 油漆?
油漆 is pronounced yóuqī.
Which HSK level is 油漆?
油漆 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 石油shíyóuoil
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 汽油qìyóugasoline
- 酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce
- 油炸yóuzháto deep-fry
- 柴油cháiyóudiesel fuel
- 油腻yóunìgreasy
- 油yóuoil
Learn 油漆 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 220: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.