Chinese

病毒

/piŋ⁵¹ tu³⁵/
virus
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese病 “illness; sickness; disease”
    • meaningChinese疒 “to be ill”
    • soundChinese丙 “the third of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese毒 “poison; toxin; venom; bane”
    • meaningChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
    • soundChinese毐 “a courtesy name”
      • ideaChinese士 “unmarried male; bachelor”
      • ideaChinese毋 “do not, don't”

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