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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yao4
- English meanings
- healer, medicine, certain chemicals, drug, medicament, medicinal drug, aspirin, medication, remedy, physic
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 约.
Meaning & sound clues
艹 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “plant”.
约 is identified as the sound component (yuē). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 药.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
nip
demon; weird
row
kiln
kiln; cave dwelling
shine; dazzle; boast
dish; food
bend
want
rumour; folk song
distant; remote
invite
key
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 中药
- 医药
- 安眠药
- 火药
- 炸药
- 药品
- 药店
- 药方
- 药材
- 药水
- 药片
- 药物