毒

dú

poison · to poison

Radical: 母 Strokes: 9 HSK 5

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Character Decomposition

毒=龶+母

Etymology

a poisonous plant

Meanings

poison

to poison

poisonous

malicious

cruel

fierce

narcotics

dú

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Words with 毒 377 total

to poison · (fig.) to spread vicious rumors放毒fàng dú to detoxify · to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine)解毒jiě dú