药 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 约 treaty, covenant, agreement
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
药
yào
medicine
Character
Example phrases
- 我去买药。 Wǒ qù mǎi yào. I am going to buy medicine.
- 你吃药了吗？ Nǐ chī yào le ma? Did you take your medicine?
- 药在桌上。 Yào zài zhuō shàng. The medicine is on the table.