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Word and Radical Components of 药

The Chinese word 药 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
药 1. Simplified form of 藥
2. Simplified form of 葯
3. usage. In mainland China, 藥, rather than 葯 is listed officially as the traditional form of

药 ⇨ 艹 + 约
Component Pinyin Meanings
艸 1. grass
2. Variant of 草
约 1. Simplified form of 約

约 ⇨ 纟 + 勺
Component Pinyin Meanings
纟 1. silk
2. Simplified form of 糹
勺 sháo, shuò 1. spoon; ladle
2. ladle-like object
3. (historical) (A unit of capacity: one tenth of a 市勺 equals 1 centilitre.)
4. scoop; spoonful (amount held by a spoon or ladle)
5. (obsolete) little; small amount
6. =====Usage notes=====
zhuó 7. (obsolete) Alternative form of 酌 (to scoop; to dip)
8. (historical) (An ancient kind of music and dance.)
dì 9. (obsolete) Alternative form of 的 (mark; target)

勺 ⇨ 勹 + 丶
Component Pinyin Meanings
勹 1. wrap
2. Variant of 包
丶 zhǔ 1. dot
2. (An ancient punctuation mark.)
3. Alternative form of 主 (-)