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
药店
yàodiàn
pharmacy
Characters in this word
店 diàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 药店在前面。 Yào diàn zài qián miàn. The pharmacy is ahead.
- 我去药店。 Wǒ qù yào diàn. I am going to the pharmacy.
- 药店开门了。 Yào diàn kāi mén le. The pharmacy is open.