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
药物
yàowù
medicine
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- Made of
- 牛 ox, cow, bull 勿 must not, do not
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 药物放这里。 Yàowù fàng zhèlǐ. Put the medicine here.
- 这些药物很贵。 Zhèxiē yàowù hěn guì. These medicines are very expensive.
- 请按时吃药物。 Qǐng ànshí chī yàowù. Please take the medicine on time.