药
yào HSK2

medicine

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approved by Peter Olson · Apr 26, 2021, 06:13 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Apr 26, 2021, 06:13 PM

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Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 约 represents the sound. Simplified form of 藥.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

约
约 Sound component
yuē agreement

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