毒 (dú): poison, to poison, poisonous
毒 (dú) is a Chinese character meaning “poison.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 龶 (semantic) and 母 (phonetic). It ranks #947 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 毒 a poisonous plant. Its radical form 毋 (do not) appears in many related characters such as 母 (mǔ, mother), 每 (měi, each).
Definitions
- poison
- to poison
- poisonous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 毒
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs |
| 毒气 | dú qì | poison gas |
| 毒贩 | dú fàn | drug dealer |
| 毒药 | dú yào | poison |
| 贩毒 | fàn dú | to traffic narcotics |
| 有毒 | yǒu dú | poisonous |
| 戒毒 | jiè dú | to kick a drug habit |
| 毒素 | dú sù | toxin |
| 毒瘾 | dú yǐn | drug addiction |
| 毒蛇 | dú shé | viper |
| 恶毒 | è dú | malicious |
| 下毒 | xià dú | to put poison in sth |
| 缉毒 | jī dú | to counter narcotics trafficking |
| 毒性 | dú xìng | toxicity |
毒 appears in 100 compound words: 44 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 毒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了毒字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le dú zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "毒" in the dictionary.
荣誉观护人提供曾经毒贩第二人生 获厨艺大奖肯定
róng yù guàn hù rén tí gōng céng jīng dú fàn dì èr rén shēng huò chú yì dà jiǎng kěn dìng
Honorary Guardian Provided Second Life of a former drug dealer and was recognized by the Cooking Award
...家针对全球 95% 人口感染的 EB 病毒取得关键突破,为移植患者带来新希望
. . . jiā zhēn duì quán qiú 9 5 rén kǒu gǎn rǎn de E B bìng dú qǔ dé guān jiàn tū pò , wéi yí zhí huàn zhě dài lái xīn xī wàng
... A key breakthrough in the fight against Epstein-Barr virus, which infects 95% of the world's population, brings new hope to transplant patients
落马洲5只狗疑中毒亡警方列“残酷对待动物”跟进
luò mǎ zhōu 5 zhī gǒu yí zhōng dú wáng jǐng fāng liè cán kù duì dài dòng wù gēn jìn
5 dogs in Lok Ma Chau were suspected of being poisoned and died, and the police listed "cruelty to animals" to follow up
落马洲5地盘狗只疑中毒连环死亡 警列“残酷对待动物”调查未有人...
luò mǎ zhōu 5 dì pán gǒu zhī yí zhōng dú lián huán sǐ wáng jǐng liè cán kù duì dài dòng wù diào chá wèi yǒu rén . . .
Dogs suspected of being poisoned and killed in a series of deaths at 5 sites in Lok Ma Chau Police "cruelty to animals" investigation No one has been found...
落马洲7日5狗疑中毒亡 列虐畜跟进狗尸将化验
luò mǎ zhōu 7 rì 5 gǒu yí zhōng dú wáng liè nüè chù gēn jìn gǒu shī jiāng huà yàn
5 dogs suspected of poisoning and died in Lok Ma Chau on the 7th, and the dog corpse will be tested for animal cruelty
毋庸置疑,汤姆毒害了玛丽。
Wúyōngzhìyí, Tāngmǔ dúhài le Mǎlì.
There's no doubt Tom poisoned Mary.
美国的罪犯大多是吸毒成瘾的瘾君子。
Měiguó de zuìfàn dàduō shì xīdúchéngyǐn de yǐnjūnzǐ.
Many criminals in America are addicted to drugs.
矛尖浸在一种致命的毒药里。
Máo jiān jìn zài yīzhǒng zhìmìng de dúyào lǐ.
The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.
您曾经食物中毒过吗?
Nín céngjīng shíwùzhòngdú guo ma?
Have you ever had food poisoning?
Character Family
毋 Radical Family — Characters sharing the do not radical
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