Character Animation

Character: 蠱

Pinyin: gǔ (gu3)

Meaning: arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "蠱" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿱ 蟲 皿

Phonetic Component

Sound element

Semantic Component

Meaning element

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: gǔ

Related Phonetic (1)

Same phonetic as: 皿