医(yī)

HSK 17 strokesTrad. 醫

medical

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Character information

Pinyin
yī
Meaning
medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
醫

Origin & structure

Where 医 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿷匸矢

In this compound, the meaning comes from 矢 (arrow); 匸 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

匸xì矢shǐ

Parts are arranged enclosing from the left.

Traditional form 醫: wine

How to write 医 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 医

Common words using 医 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhōng中yī医
HSK 2

traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine

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xī西yī医
HSK 2

Western medicine

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jiù就yī医
HSK 7-9

to receive medical treatment

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qiú求yī医
HSK 7-9

to seek medical treatment; to see a doctor

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míng名yī医

famous doctor

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tài太yī医

imperial physician

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zhōng中xī西yī医

Chinese and Western medicine

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zhōng中yī医xué学

traditional Chinese medicine

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