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Chinese symbol for “tonic”

补药
bǔ yào
Traditional: 補藥
tonic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tonic is 补药 (bǔ yào), defined as: tonic.

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

补 bǔ
to fix, to mend, to patch, to restore
radical 145 ⾐ · 8 strokes
药 yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “tonic”

WordPinyinMeaning
补品 (補品)bǔ pǐntonic
滋补品 (滋補品)zī bǔ pǐntonic; invigorant
补剂 (補劑)bǔ jìtonic; supplement
大补帖 (大補帖)dà bǔ tiětonic; healthy concoction
主音zhǔ yīnkeynote; principal tone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 补药.

WordPinyinMeaning
补充 (補充)bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement
补偿 (補償)bǔ chángto compensate; to make up
补助 (補助)bǔ zhùto subsidize; subsidy
补贴 (補貼)bǔ tiēto subsidize; subsidy
弥补 (彌補)mí bǔto complement; to make up for a deficiency
填补 (填補)tián bǔto fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form)
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
药品 (藥品)yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine

See also: Japanese symbol for “tonic”.

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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