yào

medicine

drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison

herbs (艹) + sound (约) = medicine

The grass radical points to plant-based remedies, the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine. 约 mainly lends the sound yào; the healing meaning comes from the herb.

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Words with 药

违禁药品

wéi jìn yào pǐn

illegal medicines

避孕药

bì yùn yào

oral contraceptive

配药

pèi yào

to dispense (drugs)

酒药

jiǔ yào

brewer's yeast

医药

yī yào

medical care and medicines

医药分离

yī yào fēn lí

separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]

医药商店

yī yào shāng diàn

chemist

医药学

yī yào xué

medical science

采兰赠药

cǎi lán zèng yào

see 采蘭贈芍|采兰赠芍[cai3 lan2 zeng4 shao2]

镇定药

zhèn dìng yào

sedative drug

镇痛药

zhèn tòng yào

analgesic

镇静药

zhèn jìng yào

sedative

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