草 cǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 早 early
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
草药
cǎoyào
herbal medicine; medicinal herb
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这种草药在民间流传很广，但临床疗效仍需进一步验证。 Zhè zhǒng cǎoyào zài mínjiān liúchuán hěn guǎng, dàn línchuáng liáoxiào réng xū jìnyíbù yànzhèng. This herbal medicine is widely used among the people, but its clinical efficacy still needs further verification.
- 奶奶每天晚上都喝一碗草药茶。 Nǎinai měi tiān wǎnshang dōu hē yì wǎn cǎoyào chá. Grandma drinks a bowl of herbal tea every evening.
- 药店的架子上摆满了各种晒干的草药。 Yàodiàn de jiàzi shang bǎimǎn le gèzhǒng shàigān de cǎoyào. The shelves of the pharmacy are full of all kinds of dried herbs.
Related words
- 草 cǎo grass
- 草地 cǎodì grassland; lawn
- 草原 cǎoyuán grassland
- 草案 cǎo'àn draft; draft proposal
- 草丛 cǎocóng grass thicket; clump of grass
- 草坪 cǎopíng lawn
- 草率 cǎoshuài careless; hasty
- 稻草 dàocǎo rice straw; straw
- 潦草 liáocǎo hasty; careless; illegible
- 起草 qǐcǎo to draft; to draw up
- 药 yào medicine
- 药店 yàodiàn pharmacy