gǔ
Traditional: 蠱
蛊 (gǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch”.
Meanings
- 1arch. legendary venomous insect
- 2to poison
- 3to bewitch
- 4to drive to insanity
- 5to harm by witchcraft
- 6intestinal parasite
Related words
蛊惑to entice蛊惑人心to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)巫蛊witchcraft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整蛊(slang) to play a prank on (sb)病民蛊国to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)蛊祝to curse sb; to place a jinx