gǔ蛊（蠱）
蛊（蠱）
technical
literary
common
Meaning of 蛊
蛊 means venomous ritual insect; traditional poison spell; to harm with poison; to curse. Pronounced gǔ.
- venomous ritual insect; traditional poison spell
- to harm with poison; to curse
- obsession; delusion
Character Info
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Components
亞
虫
Stroke Order
蛊
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
guān关
yú于
wū巫
gǔ蛊
zhī之
huò祸
de的
jì记
zǎi载
。
Ancient documents often record the infamous cursing and poisoning political incidents.
Chuán传
shuō说
xiāng湘
xī西
miáo苗
jiāng疆
dì地
qū区
liú流
chuán传
zhe着
yǎng养
gǔ蛊
de的
mì秘
shù术
。
It is said that the Miao and Zhuang regions in western Hunan have secret art of breeding venomous insects.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
dú毒
gǔ蛊
jù据
shuō说
néng能
ràng让
rén人
zài在
bù不
zhī知
bù不
jué觉
zhōng中
zhòng中
dú毒
shēn身
wáng亡
。
This kind of venomous insect poison is said to kill people without their noticing.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
duō多
zhǒng种
jiě破
pò解
gǔ蛊
dú毒
de的
yào药
fāng方
。
Ancient books record multiple prescriptions to counteract the venom of the ritual insect poison.
《
Shān山
Hǎi海
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
guò过
lèi类
sì似
gǔ蛊
chóng虫
de的
qí奇
yì异
dú毒
chóng虫
。
Classic of Mountains and Seas mentions strange venomous insects similar to the ritual poison insect.