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
药方
yàofāng
prescription; remedy
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这张药方看似简单，背后却体现了医生对剂量和禁忌的谨慎判断。 Zhè zhāng yàofāng kàn sì jiǎndān, bèihòu què tǐxiàn le yīshēng duì jìliàng hé jìnjì de jǐnshèn pànduàn. This prescription looks simple, but behind it lies the doctor's careful judgement about dosage and contraindications.
- 医生给我开了一张中药药方。 Yīshēng gěi wǒ kāi le yī zhāng zhōngyào yàofāng. The doctor wrote me a prescription for Chinese herbal medicine.
- 锻炼身体是治失眠的最好药方。 Duànliàn shēntǐ shì zhì shīmián de zuì hǎo yàofāng. Exercise is the best remedy for insomnia.
Related words
- 药 yào medicine
- 药店 yàodiàn pharmacy
- 药片 yàopiàn pill; tablet
- 药水 yàoshuǐ liquid medicine
- 药物 yàowù medicine
- 中药 zhōngyào Chinese medicine
- 医药 yīyào medicine
- 安眠药 ānmiányào sleeping pill
- 草药 cǎoyào herbal medicine; medicinal herb
- 对症下药 duìzhèngxiàyào to suit the remedy to the case; tailor the solution to the problem
- 药材 yàocái medicinal materials; medicinal herbs
- 炸药 zhàyào explosive; dynamite