The Chinese Radical: 约

Meaning	contract, treaty    约
Explanation
Used in these characters: 药 JLPT HSK 2 medicine, drug, cure yào 艹 约 糸 勺 Top: plant 艹, bottom: promise, treaty 约 (The thread 糹/糸 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the promise.) This plant gives the promise to be: medicine.   约 JLPT HSK 4 contract, treaty, approximately yāo, yuē 约 糸 勺 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: ladle 勺 The thread at the ladle reminds to the contract.   哟 JLPT no HSK Oh! (sentence-final particle expressing exhortation) yo 口 约 Left: mouth 口, right: contract, agreement 约 (The thread 纟 at the ladle 勺 reminds to the contract.) The mouth can (according to its contract) say "Oh!"
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