服 fú — clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine)
这件衣服很舒服。Zhè jiàn yī fu hěn shū fu.This piece of clothing is very comfortable.
Common words: 衣服 (yī fu)、服务 (fú wù)、舒服 (shū fu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "medicine"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "medicine", including 服 (fú), 医 (yī), 药 (yào). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "medicine" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 服 (fú), 医 (yī), 药 (yào) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fú, yī, yào — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 服 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 服 fúclothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine)Useful words: 衣服, 服务
- 医 yīmedical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treatUseful words: 医院, 医生
- 药 yàomedicine; drug; cureUseful words: 药店, 药水
Common words for these 3 "medicine" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 服 (fú) — so "medicine" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
衣服yī fuclothes服务fú wùto serve; service舒服shū fucomfortable; feeling well医院yī yuànhospital医生yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner中医zhōng yītraditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine药店yào diànpharmacy; drugstore药水yào shuǐmedicine in liquid form; bottled medicine; lotion药片yào piàna (medicine) pill or tablet
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "medicine".
医 yī — medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
生病了要及时去看医生。Shēng bìng le yào jí shí qù kàn yī shēng.When you are sick, see a doctor in time.
Common words: 医院 (yī yuàn)、医生 (yī shēng)、中医 (zhōng yī)
药 yào — medicine; drug; cure
感冒了要按时吃药。Gǎn mào le yào àn shí chī yào.When you have a cold, take your medicine on time.
Common words: 药店 (yào diàn)、药水 (yào shuǐ)、药片 (yào piàn)
All 3 characters
Open 服、医、药 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.