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

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Words containing 药

Word Meaning
patent drugs
to take appropriate steps
(dialect) potato; rube; yokel
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
ammunition depot
antidepressant
antidepressant
antivirals
antihistamine
antibacterial
drug-resistance (of a pathogen)
drug-resistance (of a pathogen)
atropinemimetic drug
(coll.) to pay compensation for medical expenses
every medicine has its side effect
addict
overdose of drugs
also written mò yào; myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
Li Baiyao, Tang writer and historian
medical swab
mothicide
rat poison
myrrh (Commiphora myrrha)
anti-inflammatory medicine