yào

medicine; drug

HSK 2 #662

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 662nd character
Radical ⾋ (140.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1423
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

药 yào
  1. 1. medicine
  2. 2. drug
  3. 3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  4. 4. to poison
  5. 5. variant of yào
  6. 6. leaf of the iris
  7. 7. CL zhǒng,,wèi

Stroke order

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Words containing 药

Word Meaning
prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
cross-tolerance
panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem
seasonal medication
rely on drug sales to fund hospitals
local anesthetic
Chinese traditional medicine
Chinese traditional medicine
to use in medicine
eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)
pharmaceutical industry
chemical ammunition
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
atomic demolition munition
pharmacist
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
(fig.) to be ablaze with anger; snappy; ornery
(fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual
medicine made from a single herb
to take (illegal) drugs
recreational drug; (slang) to take drugs
State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)
suppository
plastic explosive
orphan drug