What does 蛊 mean in Chinese?

蛊 (gǔ) means "arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蛊?

蛊 is pronounced "gǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 蛊?

蛊 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 蛊?

Common words with 蛊 include 巫蛊 (witchcraft), 蛊惑 (to poison), 蛊祝 (to curse sb), 巫蛊之祸 (91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft), 病民蛊国 (to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)).

How do you write 蛊?

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蛊 (gǔ), arch. legendary venomous insect

蛊

gǔ

arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity

verb

Traditional: 蠱

Character Breakdown

Radical: 虫 (no. 142)Traditional: 蠱

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Definitions

(verb) arch. legendary venomous insect
to poison
to bewitch
to drive to insanity
to harm by witchcraft
intestinal parasite

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Words Containing 蛊

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
巫蛊	wū gǔ	witchcraft
蛊惑	gǔ huò	to poison
蛊祝	gǔ zhù	to curse sb
巫蛊之祸	wū gǔ zhī huò	91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝\|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft
病民蛊国	bìng mín gǔ guó	to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)