BloomkoHSK 3 · Industry & Economy
石油
shí yóu
petroleum; oil
Stroke order of 石油
2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
石 · 5 strokes油 · 8 strokes
Memory trick
Oil 油 is liquid pressed from under 石 rock, so petroleum is rock oil.
Parts: 石 stone + 油 oil
The characters in 石油
- 油 yóu — oil (8 strokes)
Example sentence
这个国家有很多石油。
This country has a lot of oil.