药
藥yào
HSK 2
#661 most
frequent character
medicine, drug, cure
noun
Measure words:种 zhǒng,服 fù,味 wèi
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
药 puts 艹 vegetation with 约 yuē, which supplies the sound. The first sense was 'medicinal plants', then 'medicine' in general. Later it grew to 'chemical substance' and even 'poison'.
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Example Sentences
我需要一些药。
wǒ xūyào yīxiē yào 。
I need some medicine.
这个药很好。
zhègè yào hěnhǎo 。
This medicine is very good.
医院里有很多药。
yīyuàn lǐ yǒu hěnduō yào 。
There are many medicines in the hospital.
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