Depicts poisonous insects (蟲) placed in a container (皿). Alludes to the practice of cultivating poisonous insects inside a container by letting all of the insects devour each other until one poisonous insects remains to use as poison.
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Historical Evolution
蠱
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
蠱
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
蠱
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蠱
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蠱
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蠱
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蠱
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蠱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛊 / 蠱 [gǔ]
arch. legendary venomous insect; to poison; to bewitch; to drive to insanity; to harm by witchcraft; intestinal parasite
Japanese
noun
- charmed and cursed
- something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
蛊惑 [gǔhuò] #22,022
to entice
蛊惑人心 [gǔhuòrénxīn] #45,493
to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom)
巫蛊 [wūgǔ]
witchcraft
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
病民蛊国 [bìngmíngǔguó]
to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
蛊祝 [gǔzhù]
to curse sb
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
KOREAN WORDS (1)