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药 - yào

leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine

How to read 药

Click 药 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyào
Englishleaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

药丸 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 药典. Please read 药剂 one more time.

Common words with this character

pill; CL:粒[li4]
pharmacopoeia
medicine; medicament; drug
medicaments; medicine; drug

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 药 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 药丸 and 药典 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 药.