| 蛊 | [ gǔ ] arch. legendary venomous insect, to poison, to bewitch, to drive to insanity, to harm by witchcraft, intestinal parasite |
| 蛊惑 | [ gǔ huò ] to entice, to lead astray |
| 蛊惑人心 | [ gǔ huò rén xīn ] to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom), to resort to demagogy |
| 蛊祝 | [ gǔ zhù ] to curse sb, to place a jinx |
| ⇒ 巫蛊 | [ wū gǔ ] witchcraft |
| ⇒ 巫蛊之祸 | [ wū gǔ zhī huò ] 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 | [ bìng mín gǔ guó ] to damage the people and harm the country (idiom) |