How is 毒 pronounced?

毒 is pronounced “dú” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 毒?

毒 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 毒 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5nounadjective

dú

毒 (dú) means “poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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这种野生蘑菇有毒，不能吃。

Zhè zhǒng mógu yǒu dú.

This kind of mushroom is poisonous.

What does 毒 mean?: 毒 (dú) means “poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 毒 pronounced?: 毒 is pronounced “dú” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 毒?: 毒 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 毒?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 毒 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18