甘油

gānyóu

noun #14,302

Meanings

1 glycerine
2 glycerol

Characters

Examples

甘油可以用来保湿。

Gānyóu kěyǐ yòng lái bǎoshī.

Glycerine can be used for moisturizing.

这款护肤品含有甘油成分。

Zhè kuǎn hùfūpǐn hányǒu gānyóu chéngfèn.

This skincare product contains glycerine.

Tips

memory

甘 (sweet) + 油 (oil) = sweet oil. Glycerol does have a sweet taste, which is how it got its Chinese name.

Stroke Order

甘 gān

油 yóu