HSK 2
药
藥
Meaning
- medicine
- drug
- substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
- to poison
- Traditional
- 藥
- Pinyin
- yào
- Classifier
- 种|種(zhǒng), 服(fù), 味(wèi)
Character reference
Components and radical classification
药
yàodrugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
Primary radical艹 · grass
藥
yàodrugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
Primary radical艹 · grass
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
Stroke order and writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details