药 (yào): Medicine — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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药=艹grass/plant+约agreement

Plants (艹) that bring joy (乐) — medicinal herbs used for healing and pleasure.

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HSK Vocabulary: 药

HSK words that contain this character.

火药

huǒ yào

gunpowder

HSK 6

中药

zhōng yào

traditional Chinese medicine

HSK 3.0 L5

医药

Example Sentences

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

zhōng中

yào药

duì对

diào调

lǐ理

shēn身

tǐ

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medical care and medicines

HSK 3.0 L6

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful for body regulation

yī医

shēng生

gěi给

wǒ我

kāi开

le了

yào药

。

The doctor prescribed medicine for me.

wǒ我

qù去

yào药

diàn店

mǎi买

gǎn感

mào冒

yào药

。

I go to the pharmacy to buy cold medicine

qǐng请

àn按

shí时

fú服

yòng用

yào药

pǐn品

。

Please take the medicine on time

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Characters pronounced "yao".

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

rui芮 zhù著 cí茨 fān藩 suō蓑 shān苫

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