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药

yào
HSK 2

“Leaf of the iris” in Chinese is 药 (yào).

Other characters with the syllable yao: see all 11 →

Meaning

  • leaf of the iris
  • medicine
  • drug
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  • substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  • to poison
  • variant of 藥|药[yao4]

Example

您在药店能找到。

From 药店 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 药

药店yàodiànpharmacy; drugstoreHSK 2药片yàopiàna (medicine) pill or tabletHSK 2药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid formHSK 2药物yàowùmedicamentsHSK 4中药zhōngyàotraditional Chinese medicineHSK 5药品yàopǐnmedicamentsHSK 6医药yīyàomedical care and medicinesHSK 6炸药zhàyàoexplosive; blasting agent; dynamiteHSK 6

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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