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毒
dú
poison, venom; drug, narcotic
🔤 Pictophonetic: 龶 (a poisonous plant) provides meaning, 母 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 ✏️ 9 strokes Very Common • Top 10%

Words Using 毒 (229)

Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
病毒
bìngdú
virus
5
病毒
bìngdú
HSK 5
virus
毒品
dúpǐn
drugs / narcotics / poison
6
毒品
dúpǐn
HSK 6
drugs / narcotics / poison
消毒
xiāodú
to disinfect / to sterilize
6
消毒
xiāodú
HSK 6
to disinfect / to sterilize
毒
dú
poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics
毒
dú
poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics
吸毒
xīdú
to take drugs
吸毒
xīdú
to take drugs
有毒
yǒudú
poisonous
有毒
yǒudú
poisonous
中毒
zhòngdú
to be poisoned / poisoning
中毒
zhòngdú
to be poisoned / poisoning
毒素
dúsù
poison
毒素
dúsù
poison
毒蛇
dúshé
viper
毒蛇
dúshé
viper
梅毒
méidú
syphilis
梅毒
méidú
syphilis
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

龶
母
mǔ
mother; female elders; female
⿱龶母 i

Component Tree i

龶
4 strokes
mǔ
母
mother; female elders; female
💡 Ideographic: A mother's breasts
5 strokes HSK 4

Stroke Order

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