药
leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4]
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #338 U+836F
How 药 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 约 (phonetic, yuē)
How to remember it
medicine · Heisig RSH #1098
flower + 约 make an appointment
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 约
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 约 (yuē) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 约 sound component | yuē | treaty, covenant, agreement |
| 哟 | yō | ah, final particle |
Words containing 药
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 药物学家 | yào wù xué jiā | pharmacologist |
| 药水儿 | yào shuǐ r | erhua variant of 藥水|药水[yao4 shui3] |
| 药代动力学 | yào dài dòng lì xué | pharmacokinetics |
| 药动学 | yào dòng xué | pharmacokinetics |
| 药物学 | yào wù xué | pharmacology |
| 药理学 | yào lǐ xué | pharmacology |
| 眼药水 | yǎn yào shuǐ | eye drops; eyewash |
| 中成药 | zhōng chéng yào | prepared prescription (Chinese medicine) |
| 红药水 | hóng yào shuǐ | mercurochrome (antiseptic solution) |
| 上眼药 | shàng yǎn yào | to apply eye drops; (fig.) to speak ill of sb; to bad-mouth |
| 学名药 | xué míng yào | generic drug; generic medicine |
| 药方儿 | yào fāng r | erhua variant of 藥方|药方[yao4 fang1] |
| 不死药 | bù sǐ yào | elixir of life |
| 山药 | shān yao | Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya); (dialect) sweet potato; (dialect) potato |
| 国药 | guó yào | Chinese herbal medicine |
| 药水 | yào shuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine; lotion |
| 中药 | zhōng yào | traditional Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4] |
| 药学 | yào xué | pharmacy (science of preparing medicines) |
| 生药 | shēng yào | unprocessed medicinal herb |
| 药性 | yào xìng | medicinal effect |