medicine, drug, remedy
Animated Stroke Order 药
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HSK Vocabulary: 药
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 药 is used in context
1
zhōng中
yào药
duì对
diào调
lǐ理
shēn身
tǐ体
hěn很
yǒu有
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful for body regulation
2
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
3
qǐng请
àn按
shí时
fú服
yòng用
yào药
pǐn品
。
Please take the medicine on time
4
huǒ火
yào药
shì是
hēi黑
sè色
de的
。
Gunpowder is black.
5
gǔ古
dài代
zhōng中
guó国
rén人
fā发
míng明
le了
huǒ火
yào药
。
Ancient Chinese people invented gunpowder.
6
huǒ火
yào药
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
céng曾
jīng经
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
Gunpowder was once very important in warfare.
7
wǒ我
chī吃
le了
ān安
mián眠
yào药
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
I took sleeping pills to sleep.
8
yī医
shēng生
gěi给
wǒ我
kāi开
le了
ān安
mián眠
yào药
，
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
gǎi改
shàn善
shuì睡
mián眠
。
The doctor prescribed sleeping pills to help me improve my sleep.
9
yóu由
yú于
cháng长
qī期
shī失
mián眠
，
tā她
bù不
dé得
bù不
yī依
lài赖
ān安
mián眠
yào药
lái来
huò获
dé得
xiū休
xī息
。
Due to chronic insomnia, she has to rely on sleeping pills to get rest.
10
yī医
shēng生
kàn看
bìng病
yào要
duì对
zhèng症
xià下
yào药
。
Doctors need to prescribe the right medicine for the illness.
Information
Traditional藥
Radical艹
Strokes9
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#338
Zhuyinㄧㄠˋ
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UnicodeU+836F
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality