葯
yào HSK2

Iris leaves

← Back to history
approved by Peter Olson · Feb 18, 2022, 11:05 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 18, 2022, 11:05 PM

藥

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 約 represents the sound.

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component

艹 is a component form of 艸.

約
約 Sound component

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'aewk[q]ˤrewk Iris leaves
'jak[q]ˤrewk Iris leaves

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart