毒(dú)

HSK 59 strokes
Readingsdúdài

poison

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Character information

Pinyin
dú / dài
Meaning
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 毒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱龶母

In this compound, the meaning comes from 龶 (a poisonous plant); 母 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

龶母mǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 毒 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 毒

Common words using 毒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhòng中dú毒
HSK 5

to be poisoned

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yǒu有dú毒
HSK 5

poisonous

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shā杀dú毒
HSK 5

to disinfect

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xī吸dú毒
HSK 6

to take drugs

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dú㐖毒毒

India (archaic)

xià下dú毒

to put poison in sth; to poison

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xià下dú毒shǒu手

to attack murderously

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zhòng中dú毒xìng性

poisonous

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

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中有杀吸下手性

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