How to write 药

Animated Stroke Order of 药

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Stroke by Stroke: 药 Writing Order

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Free Printable 药 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "药"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 药

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "药"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 药

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Meaning of 药

Pinyin yào

Radical

艹

Strokes

Definition

medicine / drug / cure

Usage

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镇咳药 zhèn hāi yào

antitussive drug / antibechic

吃药 chī yào

to take medicine

药叉 yào chā

Medicine fork

药品 yào pǐn

medicaments / medicine / drug

平喘药 píng chuǎn yào

antiasthmatic

避孕药 bì yùn yào

oral contraceptive

药厂 yào chǎng

pharmaceutical factory

医药 yī yào

medical care and medicines / medicine (drug) / medical / pharmaceutical

药库 yào kù

Drug Storage

药店 yào diàn

pharmacy

药王庙 yào wáng miào

Yaowang Temple

弹药 dàn yào

ammunition

药剂 yào jì

medicine / medicament / drug / chemical compound

捣药 dǎo yào

Pound medicine

农药 nóng yào

agricultural chemical / farm chemical / pesticide

敷药 fū yào

topical application of drug

昆明制药 kūn míng zhì yào

Kunming Pharmaceutical

药材 yào cái

medicinal ingredient

中药材 zhōng yào cái

traditional chinese medicinal materials

催眠药 cuī mián yào

soporific drug

毒药 dú yào

poison

汤药 tāng yào

tisane / decoction (Chinese medicine)

换汤不换药 huàn tāng bù huàn yào

different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance

泻药 xiè yào

laxative

止泻药 zhǐ xiè yào

Antidiarrheal / antidiarrheic

火药 huǒ yào

gunpowder

炸药 zhà yào

explosive (material)

炸药包 zhà yào bāo

charge

煎药 jiān yào

tisane / boil medicine

药物 yào wù

medicaments / pharmaceuticals / medication / medicine / drug

药瓶 yào píng

medicine bottle

抗疟药 kàng nüè yào

antimalarial / antiperiodic

药疹 yào zhěn

drug eruption / drug rash

对症下药 duì zhèng xià yào

lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps

安眠药 ān mián yào

sleeping pill / CL:粒[li4]

药筒 yào tǒng

cartouche / cartridge case / cylindrantherae

药箱 yào xiāng

medicine chest / medical kit

药粉 yào fěn

powder

药膳 yào shàn

medicinal cuisine

芍药 sháo yào

Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora) / common herbaceous peony / peony used in TCM

药丸 yào wán

pill / CL:粒[li4]

丸药 wán yào

pill / pill of Chinese medicine

灵丹妙药 líng dān miào yào

effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir

药膏 yào gāo

ointment

膏药 gāo yao

herbal plaster applied to a wound

良药 liáng yào

good medicine / panacea / fig. a good solution / a good remedy (e.g. to a social problem)

草药 cǎo yào

herbal medicine

中药 Zhōng yào

(traditional) Chinese medicine / CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]

药用 yào yòng

medicinal use / pharmaceutical

制药 zhì yào

to manufacture medicine

用药 yòng yào

pharmacy

药师 yào shī

a senior pharmacist

药物学 yào wù xué

pharmacology

新药 xīn yào

new drug

药业 yào yè

pharmacy

药贩子 yào fàn zi

Drug dealer

药铺 yào pù

herbal medicine shop

药饵 yào ěr

Bait

鼠药 shǔ yào

rat poison

How to write 药

Animated Stroke Order of 药

Stroke by Stroke: 药 Writing Order

Follow the Calligraphy Master: Writing '药' Step-by-Step

Free Printable 药 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 药

Same Pronunciation Characters

Same Radical Characters