HSK 2 · Health

药

yào

medicine

Stroke order of 药

药 is written with 9 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Grass "艹" bundled "约" with silk thread: herbal medicine.

Parts: 艹 grass + 约 (纟 silk + 勺)

Example sentence

你吃药了吗？

Have you taken your medicine?

Words with 药

药店pharmacy 药片pill; tablet 药水liquid medicine

More words: Health

健康health; healthy 疼to hurt; painful 舒服comfortable; well 难受to feel unwell; unbearable 药店pharmacy 药片pill; tablet 药水liquid medicine 西医Western medicine 中医traditional Chinese medicine 住院to be in hospital 出院to leave hospital 检查to check; to examine 安全safe; safety 平安safe and sound

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