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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- du2
- English meanings
- poison, toxin, narcotics
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 龶; bottom 母.
Meaning & sound clues
龶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “a poisonous plant”.
母 is identified as the sound component (mǔ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 毒.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
wall
jealous
measure word (activities)
stop; surname Du
cross (river/sea/etc.)
only
supervise; urge; governor
see; witness
belly; stomach
read; study
read
bet
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 中毒
- 吸毒
- 有毒
- 杀毒
- 毒品
- 消毒
- 病毒