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药

yào

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Radical艸
Strokes9
HSK 2
Trad.葯
Definitions
n
  • leaf of the iris
  • variant of 藥|药[yao4]
  • medicine
  • drug
  • substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  • CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]
v
  • to poison
Examples

吃药

chī yào

Take medicine

中药

zhōngyào

Traditional Chinese medicine

药膏。

yàogāo

ointment

Strokes: 9HSK 2Frequency #502Verified
药 (yào) — leaf of the iris - ISCBJ Dictionary