| RADICAL | ⾍ (142.17) |
|---|---|
| STROKES | 23 |
| SIMPLIFIED | 蛊 |
poison; venom; harm; bewitch
| 蠱 gǔ |
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| 巫蠱 wū gǔ | witchcraft |
| 巫蠱之禍 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 |
| 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó | to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) |
| 蠱惑 gǔ huò | to entice; to lead astray |
| 蠱惑人心 gǔ huò rén xīn | to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom); to resort to demagogy |
| 蠱祝 gǔ zhù | to curse sb; to place a jinx |