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有毒

yǒudú

poisonous

A spotted mushroom beside a leaf
Memory picture

Characters in this word

有 yǒu

Strokes
6
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
𠂇 hand 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 这花有毒。 Zhè huā yǒudú. This flower is poisonous.
  • 别吃有毒蘑菇。 Bié chī yǒudú mógu. Do not eat poisonous mushrooms.
  • 这水有毒。 Zhè shuǐ yǒudú. This water is poisonous.

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