약양

1. 본문

"약" (yak) is a Korean word with multiple meanings and uses. Here are some of them:

• Medicine/Drug (약 - 藥): This is the most common meaning. It can refer to both Western medicine ("양약," yangyak) and traditional Korean medicine ("한약," hanyak).
• Pharmacies often use "약" (yak) on their storefronts.
• "Yangyak" (양약) refers to Western medicine.
• "Hanyak" (한약) refers to traditional Korean medicine, which was called "약" (yak) or "의학" (uihak) until the late Joseon Dynasty. During the Japanese colonial period, it was called "hanyak" (漢藥), meaning "medicine of the Han Dynasty," while Western medicine was called "yangyak" (洋藥), "sinyak" (신약), or "seoyak" (서약).

• About/Approximately (약 - 約): Used as a prefix, it can mean "about" or "approximately" when referring to numbers or quantities.

• Weak (약하다 - 弱--): This is an adjective meaning "to be weak."

• Ancient City of Yueyang (약양 - 櫟陽): Yueyang was an ancient Chinese city that served as the capital of the Qin state from 383 BC to 350 BC. It is located in present-day Yanliang District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.

• Remedy.
• Promise.
• Gunpowder.
• Abbreviation