药 yào — medicine; drug; remedy

药
yào

Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #1423

Traditional: 藥

yào yao4

Basic definition

noun
  1. medicine; drug; remedy e.g 药物药材
  2. chemical; drug e.g 火药农药
verb
  1. to poison with medicine e.g 药死药老鼠

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从艸，乐声。本义:治病的物品。药物;药材。一般是植物，故从艸)
  2. medicinal herbs;drug;medicament;remedy;medicine e.g 药饵 药肆 · 药贴 · 药封 · 药案 · 药王 · 药引 · 药局
  3. certain chemicals e.g 药水龙 · 药骰
  4. gunpowder;powder
  5. Chinese herbaceous peony e.g 药蔓 · 药栏
  6. good medicine e.g 药石之言 · 药言
  7. 姓
verb
  1. cure with medicine e.g 药师药膳 药捻
  2. poison;kill with medicine e.g 药老鼠药死

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