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Character Decomposition
药=艹+约
Etymology
plant
Meanings
leaf of the iris
medicine
drug
substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
CL: zhǒng,服 fù,味 wèi
to poison
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Words with 药 387 total
to spray agricultural chemicals打药dǎ yàoherbal medicine草药cǎo yàopatent medicine · medicine already made up成药chéng yàoantidote解药jiě yàoagricultural chemical · farm chemical · pesticide农药nóng yàoChinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora) · common herbaceous peony · peony used in TCM芍药sháo yàoknockout drops · incapacitating agent · Mickey Finn迷药mí yàomyrrh (Commiphora myrrha)没药mò yào
Idioms with 药 23 total Chain
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it · to take appropriate steps对症下药duì zhèng xià yàodogskin plaster, used in TCM for treating contusions, rheumatism etc · quack medicine · sham goods狗皮膏药gǒu pí gāo yaodifferent broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only · a change in form but not in substance换汤不换药huàn tāng bù huàn yàogood medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow良药苦口liáng yào kǔ kǒu
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