1. 芍
  2. 药

芍

Previous (宸)Next (捱)
  • 4346th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
芍→
艹勺
2Radical
芍→
艹grass勹wrap丶dot
3Graphical
芍→
艹㇆㇒丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. què (Que4)see 芍陂[Que4 pi2]
2. sháo (shao2)Chinese peony • Paeonia albiflora or lactiflora

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 芍 sháo (shao2)The component 勺 is pronounced as 'sháo' (shao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 芍 sháo (shao2)The component 艹 is pronounced as 'cǎo' (cao3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 芍 sháo (shao2)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

芍药 (芍藥)

Medium Frequency

白芍 
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药

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Previous (素)Next (适)
  • 661st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 89 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

High Frequency

中药 (中藥)
吃药 (吃藥)
山药 (山藥)
药 (葯)
药店 (藥店)
药物 (藥物)

Medium Frequency

中草药 (中草藥)
入药 (入藥)
制药 (制藥)
吃错药 (吃錯藥)
安眠药 (安眠藥)
对症下药 (對症下藥)
弹药 (彈藥)
感冒药 (感冒藥)
服药 (服藥)
止痛药 (止痛藥)
毒药 (毒藥)
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)
良药 (良藥)
芍药 (芍藥)
草药 (草藥)
药丸 (藥丸)
药剂 (藥劑)
药品 (藥品)
药局 (藥局)
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)
农药 (農藥)
退烧药 (退燒藥)
避孕药 (避孕藥)
医药 (醫藥)
开药 (開藥)
灵药 (靈藥)
麻药 (麻藥)
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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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