松节油

松節油
sōngjiéyóu
noun #29,216

Meanings

  1. 1 turpentine
  2. 2 oil of turpentine

Examples

Huàjiā yòng sōngjiéyóu xīshì yóuhuà yánliào.
The painter used turpentine to thin the oil paint.
Sōngjiéyóu shì cóng sōngshù zhōng tíliàn chū lái de.
Turpentine is extracted from pine trees.

Tips

memory
(pine tree) + (node/knot — the resinous part) + (oil): literally 'pine-knot oil', which is exactly where turpentine comes from — the resin distilled from pine wood.

Stroke Order

sōng
jié
yóu