Learn a Chinese Character - 药 (yào)

1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)

Radical: 艹 (grass radical)

Stroke Count: 9 (Number of strokes)

Character Decomposition: 艹 (grass) + 约 (contract), indicating many traditional medicines are made from herbs. (汉字分解)

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2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: yào (The fourth tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

药 mainly refers to medicine or drug, used for treating diseases or maintaining health. (“药”主要指用于治疗疾病或维持健康的药物。)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

药品 (yào pǐn) - Pharmaceutical products
草药 (cǎo yào) - Herbal medicine
药方 (yào fāng) - Prescription

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

药 is a noun, often used in phrases like “吃药” (take medicine), “买药” (buy medicine). (“药”是名词，常见搭配如“吃药”“买药”等。)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

Traditional Chinese medicine has a long - standing history, and many medicines are made from natural herbs, which reflects the harmony between humans and nature in Chinese culture. (中医药有着悠久的历史，很多药物取材于天然草药，体现了中国文化中人与自然的和谐观念。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

生病了要按时吃药。 (When you are ill, you should take medicine on time.)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember 药 by associating the grass radical 艹 with the fact that many traditional Chinese medicines are made from herbs, and 约 can be thought of as a simplified way to record the prescriptions. (可以联想“艹”代表很多中药源自草本植物，“约”可想象成记录药方的一种简化方式来记忆“药”字。)