药

On the HSK 2 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A1.

yào ㄧㄠˋ

  1. 葯
    • leaf of the iris
  2. 藥
    • medicine
  3. 藥
    • drug
  4. 藥
    • substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  5. 藥
    • to poison

Classifiers (measure words)

medicine

Usually

Less often

drug

Usually

Less often

Other words read yào

In the same tone

  • 要 yào want
  • 耀 yào brilliant
  • 鹞 yào sparrow hawk
  • 曜 yào bright
  • 靿 yào leg of a boot or sock

All 7 words read yào

yao with other tones

  • 约 yāo weigh in a balance or on a scale
  • 咬 yǎo bite
  • 腰 yāo pocket
  • 幺 yāo youngest
  • 摇 yáo shake

All 52 words read yao in any tone

Other words read yào

In the same tone

  • 要 yào want
  • 葯 yào leaf of the iris
  • 藥 yào medicine
  • 耀 yào brilliant
  • 鷂 yào sparrow hawk

All 7 words read yào

yao with other tones

  • 約 yāo weigh in a balance or on a scale
  • 咬 yǎo bite
  • 腰 yāo pocket
  • 幺 yāo youngest
  • 搖 yáo shake

All 52 words read yao in any tone

How 药 is written

    部首 radical
    艹 a form of 艸
    笔画 strokes
    9, with 6 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    艹约
    形旁 meaning
    艹
    声旁 sound
    约

    Words with 药

    Starting with 药

    • 药物 yàowù medicaments
    • 药品 yàopǐn medicaments
    • 药材 yàocái medicinal ingredient
    • 药用 yàoyòng medicinal use
    • 药师 yàoshī pharmacist

    All 51 words starting with 药

    Ending with 药

    • 医药 yīyào medicine
    • 弹药 dànyào ammunition
    • 中药 zhōngyào traditional Chinese medicine
    • 制药 zhìyào manufacture medicine
    • 火药 huǒyào gunpowder

    All 118 words ending with 药

    Containing 药

    All 31 words containing 药

    Sources