Memory phrase for the character: 药

药

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Meaning medicine, drug, cure

Pronunciation

yào

Explanation

Top: plant 艹, bottom: promise, treaty 约 (The thread 糹/糸 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the promise.)

Mnemonic
 
This plant gives the promise to be: medicine.

Radicals

艹 grass, plant
约 contract, treaty
糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
勺 ladle, spoonShown is a ladle with something in it. The unit sháo stands for approx. 18ml.
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 Vocabulary

药品 yào pǐn  medicaments; medicine; drug
医药 yī yào  medicine
药剂 yào jì  medicine
农药 nóng yào  agricultural chemical; farm chemical; pesticide
祛痰药 qū tán yào  medicine to dispel phlegm (in traditional Chinese medicine)
药物 yào wù  medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug
药物 yào wù  

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