毒 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 母 — mother
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 母 mother
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
毒
dú
poison; poisonous
Character
Example phrases
- 这药有毒。 Zhè yào yǒu dú. This medicine is poisonous.
- 毒蛇很危险。 Dú shé hěn wēi xiǎn. Poisonous snakes are very dangerous.
- 别碰毒草。 Bié pèng dú cǎo. Do not touch poisonous grass.
Related words
- 病毒 bìngdú virus
- 杀毒 shādú to remove viruses
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 有毒 yǒudú poisonous
- 中毒 zhòngdú to be poisoned
- 点燃 diǎnrán to light; to ignite
- 冒 mào to give off; to brave
- 污水 wūshuǐ dirty water; wastewater
- 喷 pēn to spray; to spurt
- 污染 wūrǎn to pollute; pollution
- 振动 zhèndòng to vibrate; vibration
- 煤 méi coal