yào

medicine; drug

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • yàoleaf of the iris; variant of 药[yào]

3Structure

Top-bottom structure上下结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

草药cǎo yào

herbal medicine

药瓶yào píng

medicine bottle

yào

medicine; drug; chemical

中药zhōng yào

Chinese medicine

西药xī yào

Western medicine

吃药chī yào

to take medicine

5Example Sentences

他生病了,需要吃药。

tā shēng bìng le, xū yào chī yào。

He is sick and needs to take medicine.

附近有一家药店。

fù jìn yǒu yī jiā yào diàn。

There is a pharmacy nearby.

他生病了,需要吃药。

tā shēng bìng le, xū yào chī yào。

He is sick and needs to take medicine.

附近有一家药店。

fù jìn yǒu yī jiā yào diàn。

There is a pharmacy nearby.

Other Characters Pronounced “yao”