蛊
Ancient forms
2 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
gǔ gu3
- arch. legendary venomous insect
- to poison
- to bewitch
- to drive to insanity
- to harm by witchcraft
- intestinal parasite
Words with 蛊
- 整蛊 zhěnggǔ (slang) to play a prank on (sb)
- 蛊祝 gǔzhù to curse sb; to place a jinx
- 蛊惑 gǔhuò to entice
- 巫蛊 wūgǔ witchcraft
- 病民蛊国 bìngmíngǔguó to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
- 蛊惑人心 gǔhuòrénxīn to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)
- 巫蛊之祸 wūgǔzhīhuò 91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft