毒

dú

HSK 53 readings

“Poison” in Chinese is 毒 (dú).

Other characters with the syllable du: see all 12 →

Meaning

poison
to poison
poisonous

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malicious
cruel
fierce
narcotics

Example

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Readings

dúpoison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics
dàivariant of 玳 (tortoiseshell) (archaic)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 毒

病毒bìngdúvirusHSK 5 杀毒shādúto disinfectHSK 5 消毒xiāodúto disinfect; to sterilizeHSK 5 有毒yǒu dúpoisonousHSK 5 中毒zhòngdúto be poisonedHSK 5 毒品dúpǐndrugs; narcoticsHSK 6 吸毒xīdúto take drugsHSK 6

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