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Chinese symbol for “antidote”

解药
jiě yào
Traditional: 解藥
antidote

The closest CC-CEDICT match for antidote is 解药 (jiě yào), defined as: antidote.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

解 jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
药 yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “antidote”

WordPinyinMeaning
解毒剂 (解毒劑)jiě dú jìantidote
解毒药 (解毒藥)jiě dú yàoantidote

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解药.

WordPinyinMeaning
了解liǎo jiěto understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
解决 (解決)jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
药品 (藥品)yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine
医药 (醫藥)yī yàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)

See also: Japanese symbol for “antidote”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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