Characters › 医
7 strokes · radical 匚 (box) · traditional 醫
18 strokes · simplified 医
A way to remember it
A quiver: a box, 匚, with an arrow, 矢, inside. The traditional 醫 adds a hand and a jar of wine — treating arrow wounds is where the character for medicine begins.
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medical; medicine
yī — medical; medicine
Radical 匚 (box) · 7 strokes · traditional 醫
18 strokes · simplified 医
A way to remember itA quiver: a box, 匚, with an arrow, 矢, inside. The traditional 醫 adds a hand and a jar of wine — treating arrow wounds is where the character for medicine begins.