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Animated Stroke Order 医

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How to write 医 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 医

医 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

医

医=匚box+矢arrow

An arrow (矢) kept in a box (匚) — originally a quiver, now extended to medicine and healing.

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5.

How to Use 医

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 医 works in context.

Medical people and places

医 + noun

In these words, 医 (yī) refers to the medical profession or a medical facility.

医生 • yī shēng • doctor • HSK 1

HSK 1

yī医

shēng生

doctor

医院 • yī yuàn • hospital • HSK 1

HSK 1

yī医

yuàn院

hospital

医务 • yī wù • Medical service / medical work • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yī医

wù务

Medical service / medical work

Medical science and treatment

医 + noun

In these words, 医 (yī) relates to the field of medicine or the act of treating illness.

医学 • yī xué • medicine • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

Seeking medical help

verb + 医

In these words, 医 (yī) appears after a verb meaning to seek or obtain medical care.

就医 • jiù yī • Seek medical treatment / Go to see a doctor • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 医 is used in context

tā他

měi每

tiān天

qù去

yī医

yuàn院

kàn看

wàng望

bìng病

rén人

。

He goes to the hospital to visit patients every day

tā她

zhèng正

zài在

dà大

xué学

xué学

xí习

yī医

xué

zhè这

wèi位

yī医

shēng生

yī医

shù术

fēi非

cháng常

gāo

Information

Pinyinyī

Meaningto treat

Strokes7

Radical匚

Traditional醫

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#55

Zhuyinㄧ

UnicodeU+533B

CangjieSOK

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yī

医

xué学

medicine

医疗 • yī liáo • medical treatment • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yī医

liáo疗

medical treatment

医药 • yī yào • medical care and medicines • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yī医

yào药

medical care and medicines

jiù就

yī医

Seek medical treatment / Go to see a doctor

求医 • qiú yī • To seek medical treatment • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qiú求

yī医

To seek medical treatment

学

zhuān专

yè业

。

She is studying medicine at university

高

míng明

。

This doctor has excellent medical skills

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