药

Related characters

 * (Orthodox of  药 )
 * 葯 (Originally listed as a of  in 1935, also a  of  in modern Taiwan)

Glyph origin
, which was originally simplified as by the  ( government) in 1935 and by the  in 1956  before being simplified to its present form.

Glyph origin
(original sense unrelated to ), based on simplification of its radical component.

Usage notes
In mainland China,, rather than is listed officially as the traditional form of 药.