Home
CantoDict HomeCantoDict Settings

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

  joek6   jyutping
  yao4   pinyin
[1] medicine; drug; medicinal
[2] cure; remedy
[3] kill with poison
[4] certain chemicals

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 21
Level: 2
Radical: (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
藥 / 药
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 02:05

Output this character as a high resolution image
Add to vocab list:

Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Mandarin | Learn Spanish
Chinese Language | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Cantonese lessons in London

detail  joek6 seoi2  yao4 shui3 = liquid medicine, lotion
detail  joek6 cou2   = medical herbs
detail  joek6 coi4  yao4 cai2 = medical herbs
detail  joek6 jyun4*2  yao4 wan2 = medicine pill; tablet
detail  joek6 daan1   = prescription
detail  joek6 gou1  yao4 gao4 = medical ointment
detail  joek6 ban2  yao4 pin3 = drug; medicine
detail  joek6 mat6  yao4 wu4 = medicines
detail  zung1 joek6  zhong1 yao4 = Chinese medicine
detail  hek3 joek6  chi1 yao4 = to take medication
See all 113 compounds (CantoDict reports 125 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 4 examples containing 藥
detail 請問附近哪裡藥房
Excuse me, is there a pharmacy around here?
detail audio 我哋食藥嗰陣時小心可能副作用
When taking medication, we have to be careful; there may be some side-effects.
detail 醫生畀我蚊𧕴
The doctor gave me some cream to put on my mosquito bites.
[Lit. [counter] doctor give-already [plural counter] stop-itch-cream give me spread insect bite]
detail 藥水𢳆先至好飲
There is sediment in the medicine, shake evenly before drinking it.

Legend
: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
This page shows, from top to bottom:
Script executed in 0.081047 secs
Rows returned from database=31
Donate to CantoDict
CantoDict v1.4.2 is a collaborative Chinese Dictionary project started in November 2003. Entries are added and mistakes corrected by a team of kind volunteers from around the world.
Copyright Adam Sheik 2003-2012.