藥 (yào) - Medicine, drug, remedy & also refers to substances used for treatment, healing,

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yào ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

嬿一

藥 · yào

Medicine, drug, remedy;

also refers to substances used for treatment, healing, or chemical purposes.

Medicine, drug, remedyalso refers to substances used for treatment, healing,

Usage highlights

MedicinePharmacyTraditional Chinese medicineWestern medicineMedicationPharmacist

Synonyms

  • 医— medical treatment, doctor
  • 疗— therapy, treatment
  • 剂— preparation, dose

Antonyms

  • 毒— poison, toxin
  • 病— illness, disease

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I need to take medicine (吃药).
  • Traditional Chinese medicine (中药) has a long history.
  • This is a pharmacy (药店).
  • Western medicine (西药) is also widely used.

Collocations

  • Medicine(药)
  • Pharmacy(药店)
  • Traditional Chinese medicine(中药)
  • Western medicine(西药)
  • Medication(药物)
  • Pharmacist(药剂师)

Idioms

  • No cure for stupidity(不可救药)
  • Bitter medicine cures sickness(良药苦口)
  • The medicine of immortality(不死之药)
  • Poison itself can be an antidote(以毒攻毒)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Deeply rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with thousands of years of history.
  • The character contains the grass radical 艹, indicating many medicines were derived from plants.
  • Represents both healing substances and metaphorical solutions to problems in Chinese philosophy.

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