Chinese symbol for “poison”
毒
dú
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for poison is 毒 (dú), defined as: poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “poison”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毒药 (毒藥) | dú yào | poison |
| 毒剂 (毒劑) | dú jì | a poison; a toxic agent |
| 投毒 | tóu dú | to poison |
| 放毒 | fàng dú | to poison; (fig.) to spread vicious rumors |
| 毒化 | dú huà | to poison (usu. figuratively); to debase; to pervert; to harm |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 毒.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs; narcotics |
| 有毒 | yǒu dú | poisonous |
| 中毒 | zhòng dú | to be poisoned |
| 毒药 (毒藥) | dú yào | poison |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs |
See also: Japanese symbol for “poison”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.