药材 meaning in English

yàocái

medicinal ingredient

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 藥材16 strokes

Meaning of 药材

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yàocái
  1. medicinal ingredient

Stroke order for each character

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药 yào · medicine · 9 strokes

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  9. 9

材 cái · timber · 7 strokes

  1. 1
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 药材.

药片yàopiàna (medicine) pill or tablet
药店yàodiànpharmacy; drugstore
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine
教材jiàocáiteaching material
药物yàowùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
材料cáiliào(raw) material; data
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
题材tícáisubject matter
中药zhōngyàotraditional Chinese medicine
炸药zhàyàoexplosive; blasting agent; dynamite
药品yàopǐnmedicaments; medicine
医药yīyàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)

Questions about 药材

What does 药材 mean?

药材 (yàocái) means "medicinal ingredient" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 药材?

药材 is made of 2 characters: 药 (9 strokes), 材 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 药材 an HSK word?

Yes. 药材 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 药材 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 药材 is written 藥材.