疫苗 (yìmiáo): vaccine

Measure Word

一支疫苗 zhī

Literally 'epidemic seedling' — a small amount of the disease used to cultivate immunity.

孩子需要打疫苗。

Háizi xūyào dǎyìmiáo.

Children need to get vaccinated.

新冠疫苗已经研发出来了。

Xīnguān yìmiáo yǐjīng yánfā chūlái le.

The COVID vaccine has been developed.

memory

疫 means 'epidemic' and 苗 means 'seedling/sprout.' A vaccine is like planting a tiny 'seedling' of the disease to help the body grow immunity.

疫 yì

苗 miáo