毒
dú
#945 most
frequent character
poison, toxin, narcotics, poisonous
noun
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
毒 first meant a kind of poisonous plant. It was built from 屮 vegetation and 毐, which gave the sound. The plant sense grew to poison, then to cruel or malicious, and to narcotics. In today's shape 屮 and part of 毐 have fused into 龶.
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Example Sentences
这瓶药是毒的，不能喝。
zhè píng yào shì dú de ， bùnéng hē 。
This bottle of medicine is poisonous and cannot be drunk.
他被毒蛇咬了。
tā bèi dúshé yǎole 。
He was bitten by a poisonous snake.
毒品的危害非常严重。
dúpǐn de wēihài fēicháng yánzhòng 。
The harm of narcotics is very serious.
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