医 yī heal
heal; to treat; medicine
How to remember 医: 匚 container + 矢 arrow = heal. The nurse holds out a steel container, the doctor drops the arrow into it and promises the archer's leg will heal.
Component breakdown
医 = 匚 container + 矢 arrow
- 匚 container
- 矢 arrow
The nurse holds out a steel container, the doctor drops the arrow into it and promises the archer's leg will heal.
How it is used
- 'To treat / medicine' - 医生 (yīshēng) doctor, 医院 (yīyuàn) hospital, 中医 (zhōngyī) traditional Chinese medicine.
- The verb sense survives in 医治 (yīzhì) to treat/cure and 就医 (jiùyī) to seek medical care.
Words with 医
Example sentences
- 妈妈在医院工作。 Māma zài yīyuàn gōngzuò.Mom works in a hospital.
- 在中国，医生也叫大夫。 Zài Zhōngguó, yīshēng yě jiào dàifu.In China, doctors are also called "daifu".
- 医生在给我检查耳朵。 Yīshēng zài gěi wǒ jiǎnchá ěrduo.The doctor is checking my ear.
- 我将来想当医生。 Wǒ jiānglái xiǎng dāng yīshēng.I want to be a doctor in the future.