Memory phrase for the character: 毒

毒



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Meaning

poison, narcotics, evil

Pronunciation

 dú

Explanation

 Top: growing plant (here: vegetarian), below: mother 母 (= woman 女 with emphasized, swollen bosom : when breast-feeding)

Mnemonic
 
Vegetarian [nutrition] for mothers can be poisoning?

Radicals

丰 growing plantShows a growing plant 丨 with three 三 branches. When a leaf ノ is added, it becomes life 生.
母 motherShows 'woman' 女 with an elongated right stroke ノ and with two dots : which are the swollen breasts of a nursing (breast-feeding) mother.
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 Vocabulary

消毒 xiāo dú  to disinfect; to sterilize
糜烂性毒剂 mí làn xìng dú jì  vesicant
窒息性毒剂 zhì xī xìng dú jì  choking agent
防毒斗篷 fáng dú dǒu péng  protective cape
毒瘤 dú liú  malignant tumor
毒蛇 dú shé  viper
梅毒 méi dú  syphilis
流毒 liú dú  to spread poison; pernicious influence
中毒 zhòng dú  to be poisoned; poisoning
毒枭 dú xiāo  drug pusher
毒枭 dú xiāo  

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