毒

dú

poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics

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Components & Etymology

毒 decomposes into the following components:

龶 母

Semantic component: 龶; phonetic component: 母.

Words containing 毒

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 毒.

下毒
xià dú
中毒
zhòng dú
to be poisoned
丹毒
dān dú
erysipelas
冰毒
bīng dú
methamphetamine
刻毒
kè dú
spiteful
剧毒
jù dú
acute poison
吸毒
xī dú
to take drugs
屠毒
tú dú
poison
巫毒
wū dú
心毒
xīn dú
cruel
怨毒
yuàn dú
恶毒
è dú
malicious

Related characters (radical 母)

Characters that share the radical 母.

母 每 毓

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