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
decoction (Chinese medicine); tisane
rat poison
fig. tense situation; strong smell of gunpowder; standoff
incorrigible; beyond redemption
pesticide-free; without agricultural chemicals
to decoct medicinal herbs
quack medicine; sham goods
veterinary medicines
biopharmaceutical; drug produced by biotechnology
biological ammunition
eye drops; eye lotion
medicine to dispel phlegm (TCM)
psychotropic drugs
Japanese flag (derog.)
good medicine tastes bitter; hard truth hurts
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora); common herbaceous peony
anther (pollen sack on stamen)
what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?; what's going on?
anesthetic; knockout drops
pharmacokinetics
pharmacopoeia
druggist; pharmacist
pharmacokinetics
druggist