蛊
蠱gǔ
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arch. legendary venomous insect
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
蛊 was drawn as an insect 虫 inside a container 皿, where such insects were farmed. It first meant a poisonous insect raised by people. The meaning grew to poison, then to bewitch. In Simplified Chinese, 虫 replaces 蟲.
Drawn as: insect in container
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