1. 药
  2. 渣

药

Previous (素)Next (适)
  • 661st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 165 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
药→
艹约
2Radical
药→
艹grass纟silk勹wrap丶dot
3Graphical
药→
艹㇛一㇆㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yào (yao4)leaf of the iris • variant of 藥|药[yao4]
2. yào (yao4)medicine • drug • cure • CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 药 yào (yao4)The component 约 is pronounced as 'yāo' (yao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 药 yào (yao4)The component 约 is pronounced as 'yāo' (yao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 药 yào (yao4)The component 约 is pronounced as 'yuē' (yue1). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for 药 yào (yao4)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for 药 yào (yao4)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

中药 (中藥)
吃药 (吃藥)
安眠药 (安眠藥)
山药 (山藥)
感冒药 (感冒藥)
毒药 (毒藥)
良药 (良藥)
药局 (藥局)
药店 (藥店)
药物 (藥物)
农药 (農藥)
医药 (醫藥)

Uncommon

中草药 (中草藥)
入药 (入藥)
制药 (制藥)
吃错药 (吃錯藥)
对症下药 (對症下藥)
弹药 (彈藥)
服药 (服藥)
止痛药 (止痛藥)
消炎药 (消炎藥)
泻药 (瀉藥)
火药 (火藥)
炸药 (炸藥)
无可救药 (無可救藥)
眼药水 (眼藥水)
膏药 (膏藥)
芍药 (芍藥)
草药 (草藥)
药丸 (藥丸)
药剂 (藥劑)
药品 (藥品)
药房 (藥房)
药方 (藥方)
药材 (藥材)
药水 (藥水)
药片 (藥片)
药瓶 (藥瓶)
药用 (藥用)
药监局 (藥監局)
药膏 (藥膏)
药膳 (藥膳)
补药 (補藥)
西药 (西藥)
解药 (解藥)
退烧药 (退燒藥)
避孕药 (避孕藥)
配药 (配藥)
开药 (開藥)
灵药 (靈藥)
麻药 (麻藥)

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渣

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Previous (瀑)Next (褂)
  • 3190th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
渣→
氵查
2Radical
渣→
氵water木tree日sun/day一one
3Graphical
渣→
⺀㇀一丨八口一一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhā (zha1)slag (in mining or smelting) • dregs

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 渣 zhā (zha1)The component 查 is pronounced as 'chá' (cha2). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

残渣 (殘渣)
豆腐渣 

Uncommon

废渣 (廢渣)
渣滓 
药渣 (藥渣)
豆渣 
面包渣 (麵包渣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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