药
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[edit] Translingual
[edit] Etymology
see traditionals
[edit] Han character
药 (radical 140 艸+6, 12 strokes, cangjie input 廿女一戈 (TVMI))
- leaf of Dahurian angelica plant (葯)
- medicine (藥)
- 药材. Medicinal materials or materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine. This includes herbs, minerals and other non-plant-based materials.
[edit] References
- KangXi: not present, would follow page 1031, character 38
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3212, character 13
- Unihan data for U+836F
[edit] Mandarin
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Hanzi
药 (traditional 葯, 藥, pinyin yào (yao4), Wade-Giles yao4)
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[edit] Compounds
[edit] References
- State Pharmacopoeia Commission of the PRC (2005). Pharmacopoeia of The People's Republic of China (Volumes I/II/III). Chemical Industry Press. ISBN 7117069821.