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毒 dú poison

poison; venom; drug; narcotic; cruel; narcotics

How to remember 毒: 龶 plant + 母 mother = poison. The plant with pretty berries by the path makes every mother in the park grab her toddler, because its fruit is pure poison.

  • HSK 6
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 母

Component breakdown

毒 = 龶 plant + 母 mother

  • 龶 plant
  • 母 mother
The Gushi story

The plant with pretty berries by the path makes every mother in the park grab her toddler, because its fruit is pure poison.

How it is used

  • Poison/toxin, and drugs - 有毒 (yǒudú) toxic, 中毒 (zhòngdú) to be poisoned.
  • 病毒 (bìngdú) = a virus (biological or computer); 消毒 (xiāodú) to disinfect.
  • Narcotics sense: 毒品 (dúpǐn) drugs, 吸毒 (xīdú) to take drugs, 贩毒 to traffic drugs.
  • Figurative 'vicious/malicious': 毒计 (dújì) a vicious scheme, 心狠手毒 ruthless and cruel.

Words with 毒

Example sentences

  • 瓶子里装着毒药。 Píngzi lǐ zhuāngzhe dúyào.Inside the bottle is poison.