藥
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yào · drugs, medicine

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Shape and proportion

19Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 藥

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Example sentences

Notice where 藥 sits in each complete thought.

Āiyā - wǒ wàng le wǒ de yào.哎呀- 我忘了我的藥。

Oops - I forgot my medicine.

Source: Tatoeba #781473 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà yào zhì hǎo le tā de bìng.那藥治好了他的病。

The medicine cured him of his illness.

Source: Tatoeba #1321383 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè yào zhì hǎo le wǒ de gǎn mào.這藥治好了我的感冒。

This medicine cured me of my cold.

Source: Tatoeba #351827 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bèi pò chī le yào.我被迫吃了藥。

I was forced to take medicine.

Source: Tatoeba #344399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè yào kě néng kě yǐ zhì dào tā de bìng.這個藥可能可以治到他的病。

This medicine may cure him.

Source: Tatoeba #864560 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè xīn yào jiù le tā de mìng.這個新藥救了他的命。

The new medicine saved his life.

Source: Tatoeba #868491 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 藥 in context

  1. Say yào, then recall the core meaning: drugs, medicine.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 藥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.