石油
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
石油 (shíyóu) · oil
石油 (shíyóu) means “oil; petroleum”. It is written with 2 characters: 石 (stone) + 油 (oil). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 石油 is built
The characters
石 shí · stone
What 石 is made of
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A rock 口 at the base of a cliff 厂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
这个国家有很多石油。Zhège guójiā yǒu hěn duō shíyóu.This country has a lot of oil.
石油的价格又上升了。Shíyóu de jiàgé yòu shàngshēng le.The price of oil has risen again.
Questions about 石油
What does 石油 mean?
石油 (shíyóu) means “oil; petroleum”.
How do you pronounce 石油?
石油 is pronounced shíyóu.
Which HSK level is 石油?
石油 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 石头shítoustone
- 宝石bǎoshígem
- 化石huàshífossil
- 岩石yánshírock
- 钻石zuànshídiamond
- 加油jiāyóucome on!
- 加油站jiāyóuzhàngas station
- 汽油qìyóugasoline
- 酱油jiàngyóusoy sauce
- 油炸yóuzháto deep-fry
Learn 石油 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.