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荼
tú
Description
这个字比较难，现在很少单独使用。
This character is quite difficult and is rarely used alone nowadays.
你最常在“荼毒”这个词里看到它，意思是让人受到很大的伤害。
You most often see it in the word "荼毒", which means to cause great harm to someone.
Meanings
荼tú
a bitter wild plant (in classical texts)
古书里的“荼”是一种苦菜。
The "tu" in ancient books is a kind of bitter vegetable.
荼毒túdú
to poison, harm, or torment cruelly
战争荼毒了很多人的生活。
War has devastated many people's lives.
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Notes
- Nuance
荼 rarely stands alone; learn it mainly through the fixed word 荼毒.
- Etymology
originally a bitter plant; the sense 'to harm' comes from its bitterness.
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