药 = 艹 + 约

药 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “leaf of dahurian angelica plant”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 约 (treaty).

Keyword: leaf of dahurian angelica plant
Pinyin (Mandarin): yào
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: лист дахурского растения angelica

Decomposition

ids

艹 grass
约 treaty

How to find 药 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass” + “treaty”. 药 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 药 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.