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药
藥
yào
1. medicine
2. drug
3. substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
4. CL:[[種|种<zhǒng>]], [[服<fù>]], [[味<wèi>]]
5. to poison
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

药
yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

药棉
yàomián
sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)
药签
yàoqiān
medical swab
药剂
yàojì
medicine
药材
yàocái
drug ingredients
药渣
yàozhà
dregs of a decoction
药疗
yàoliáo
to treat with medicine
禁药
jìnyào
drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)
药典
yàodiǎn
pharmacopoeia
药学
yàoxué
pharmacy
药方
yàofāng
prescription
药水
Yàoshuǐ
Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province
药流
yàoliú
medical abortion
药片
yàopiàn
a (medicine) pill or tablet
药用
yàoyòng
medicinal use
火药
huǒyào
gunpowder
HSK 6
熬药
áoyào
to decoct medicinal herbs
草药
cǎoyào
herbal medicine
药丸
yàowán
pill
兽药
shòuyào
veterinary medicine
药商
yàoshāng
druggist

Alternate Entries

药
yào
leaf of the iris / variant of [[藥|药<yào>]]
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
661
Word Frequency Rank
579 of 84,292