Meaning of 药衡
药衡 means apothecaries' weight; the Anglo-American weight system used for measuring pharmaceuticals (distinguished from avoirdupois and troy weight). Pronounced yào héng.
- apothecaries' weight; the Anglo-American weight system used for measuring pharmaceuticals (distinguished from avoirdupois and troy weight)
Definitions & Examples
Yào药
héng衡
zhǔ主
yào要
yòng用
yú于
chēng称
liàng量
yào药
pǐn品
，
yǔ与
cháng常
héng衡
bù不
tóng同
。
The apothecaries' weight system is mainly used for weighing medicines, different from the avoirdupois system.
Zài在
yīng英
měi美
guó国
jiā家
，
yào药
héng衡
céng曾
shì是
yào药
jì剂
shī师
bì必
xū须
zhǎng掌
wò握
de的
jì计
liáng量
zhì制
dù度
。
In Britain and America, the apothecaries' weight was a measurement system that pharmacists had to master.
Yī一
yào药
héng衡
yīng盎
sī司
děng等
yú于
bā八
yào药
héng衡
qián钱
，
zhè这
yǔ与
cháng常
héng衡
de的
huàn换
suàn算
bù不
tóng同
。
One apothecary ounce equals eight apothecary drachms, which differs from the avoirdupois conversion.
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