蛊
gǔ

poison

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Simplified form of 蠱. Depicts a poisonous insect (虫) 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 insect remains to use as poison.

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虫
虫 Iconic component
chóng bug, insect

Used here to depict a poisonous insect.

皿
皿 Iconic component
mǐn, mǐng dish

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