蝳 (dú) - Poisonous & venomous

蝳Tone 2

dú ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

丁恩

蝳 · dú

Poisonous;

venomous;

refers to toxic substances or creatures.

Poisonousvenomousrefers to toxic substances or creatures.

Usage highlights

venomous snaketoxic substancepoisonous grassvenomous insecttoxic gaspoisonous mushroom

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 药— medicine; remedy
  • 医— medical; healing

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The snake is highly venomous (蝳蛇).
  • They studied toxic substances (蝳物).
  • This plant contains poison (蝳草).

Collocations

  • venomous snake(蝳蛇)
  • toxic substance(蝳物)
  • poisonous grass(蝳草)
  • venomous insect(蝳虫)
  • toxic gas(蝳气)
  • poisonous mushroom(蝳菇)

Idioms

  • Heart full of poison and wickedness(狼心蝳行)
  • Poisonous tongue and venomous speech(蝳舌恶口)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines the insect radical 虫 with the phonetic component 毒 (poison), clearly indicating its meaning.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, characters with this radical often refer to medicinal or toxic substances derived from insects or animals.
  • Used in literary contexts to describe extreme malice or toxicity in human behavior.

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