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药

yào

drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant

🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (plant) provides meaning, 约 provides pronunciation
HSK 2 9 strokes Very Common (7%)
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Component Breakdown

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艹
cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
约
yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
⿱艹约 i

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Component Tree i

cǎo
艹
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
yuē
约
treaty, covenant, agreement
🔤 Pictophonetic: thread
6 strokes HSK 4

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