药
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Translingual edit
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Traditional | 藥 |
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Shinjitai | 薬 |
Simplified | 药 |
Han character edit
药 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 廿女一戈 (TVMI), four-corner 44127, composition ⿱艹约)
Related characters edit
- 藥 (Orthodox traditional form of 药)
- 葯 (Originally listed as a simplified form of 藥 in 1935, also a variant form of 藥 in modern Taiwan)
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1031, character 38
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3212, character 13
- Unihan data for U+836F
Chinese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Glyph origin edit
Simplified from 藥, which was originally simplified as 葯/药 by the Republic of China (Kuomintang government) in 1935 and by the People's Republic of China in 1956 before being simplified to its present form.
Definitions edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 药 – see 藥 (“medicine; drug; pharmaceutical; substance used for a particular purpose; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 藥). |
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Etymology 2 edit
Glyph origin edit
Simplified from 葯 (約 → 约) (original sense unrelated to 藥), based on simplification of its radical component.
Definitions edit
For pronunciation and definitions of 药 – see 葯 (“orris root; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 葯). |
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Usage notes edit
In mainland China, 藥/药, rather than 葯/药 is listed officially as the traditional form of 药.