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
毒品
dúpǐn
narcotics; drugs
Characters in this word
品 pǐn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 边境警方破获了一起跨国毒品走私案，涉案资金数额惊人。 Biānjìng jǐngfāng pòhuò le yì qǐ kuàguó dúpǐn zǒusī àn, shè'àn zījīn shù'é jīngrén. Border police uncovered a transnational drug-smuggling case involving an astonishing amount of money.
- 学校请警察来给学生讲解毒品的危害。 Xuéxiào qǐng jǐngchá lái gěi xuésheng jiǎngjiě dúpǐn de wēihài. The school invited a police officer to explain the dangers of drugs to students.
- 远离毒品，是每个年轻人都应该明白的道理。 Yuǎnlí dúpǐn, shì měi ge niánqīng rén dōu yīnggāi míngbai de dàolǐ. Staying away from drugs is a principle every young person should understand.