毒

dú

poison

to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics

plant (龶) + mother (母) = poison

The plant component on top evokes a harmful herb — nature's own chemical weapon. 母 mainly guides the pronunciation toward dú and does not add the meaning of 'mother' here.

龶+母→毒
母MotherPhonetic
龶A grassSemantic

这种蘑菇有毒,不能吃。

zhè zhǒng mógū yǒu dú, bù néng chī。

This kind of mushroom is poisonous and cannot be eaten.

他心思很毒,总想害别人。

tā xīnsī hěn dú, zǒng xiǎng hài biérén。

His mind is very malicious; he always wants to harm others.

Words with 毒

毒贩

dú fàn

drug dealer; drug trafficker

蛇毒

shé dú

snake venom

病毒感染

bìng dú gǎn rǎn

viral infection

毒瘾

dú yǐn

drug addiction

中毒者

zhòng dú zhě

poisoned person (food poisoning, drug overdose or toxic exposure)

歹毒

dǎi dú

vicious

梅毒

méi dú

syphilis

2019冠状病毒病

èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

速效性毒剂

sù xiào xìng dú jì

quick-acting agent

酒精中毒

jiǔ jīng zhòng dú

alcoholism

防毒

fáng dú

to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses

防毒围裙

fáng dú wéi qún

protective apron

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