油葵 (yóukuí): oil sunflower (sunflower grown…

Meanings

1 oil sunflower (sunflower grown for oil)

Characters

油

Examples

新疆大片大片的油葵田很壮观。

Xīnjiāng dà piàn dà piàn de yóukuí tián hěn zhuàngguān.

Xinjiang's vast oil-sunflower fields are spectacular.

这种油葵的出油率比较高。

Zhè zhǒng yóukuí de chū yóu lǜ bǐjiào gāo.

This variety of oil sunflower has a relatively high oil yield.

Tips

usage

Cultivated sunflower bred for pressing oil rather than snacking. Smaller seeds, thinner shells, higher oil content than the edible 'snack' sunflower (食葵).

Stroke Order

油 yóu

葵 kuí

Related Words

油泼辣子 yóupōlàzi

chili oil (Shaanxi-style, made by pouring hot oil over chili flakes) / oil-seared chili paste

控油 kòngyóu

to control oil (skincare, for oily skin) / to limit oil intake (diet) / to drain off excess oil (cooking)

油茶 yóuchá

youcha (savory flour-and-oil paste drink) / tea-oil tree (Camellia oleifera)

油汀 yóutīng

oil-filled radiator heater / oil heater

油 yóu HSK 2 #1,782

oil / oily; greasy

调和油 tiáohéyóu

blended cooking oil / mixed vegetable oil

红油 hóngyóu

chili oil / red chili oil

风油精 fēngyóujīng

medicated oil (essential balm with menthol, eucalyptus, etc.) / Chinese-style cooling oil

调味油 tiáowèiyóu

flavored oil / seasoning oil

麻油鸡 máyóujī

sesame oil chicken / chicken stewed with sesame oil and rice wine