热毒 (rèdú): heat toxin (TCM)

Meanings

1 heat toxin (TCM)
2 toxic heat

Characters

热

Examples

嘴里长痘是因为体内有热毒。

Zuǐ lǐ zhǎng dòu shì yīnwèi tǐnèi yǒu rèdú.

Pimples inside the mouth are from heat toxins in the body.

金银花茶可以清热解毒。

Jīnyínhuā chá kěyǐ qīngrè jiědú.

Honeysuckle tea can clear heat and detoxify.

Tips

culture

In TCM 热毒 is pathogenic heat that has festered into something stronger — think boils, sore throat, red rashes, ulcers. The standard prescription family is 清热解毒 (clear heat, resolve toxin): honeysuckle, forsythia, dandelion.

Stroke Order

热 rè

毒 dú

Related Words

清热解毒 qīngrèjiědú

to clear heat and remove toxins (TCM) / to reduce internal heat and detoxify

犬瘟热病毒 quǎnwēnrèbìngdú

canine distemper virus (CDV)

毒 dú HSK 5 #1,882

poison; toxin / poisonous; toxic; malicious / narcotics; drugs

热 rè HSK 1 #999

hot / heat / fervent; passionate

湿热 shīrè

damp and hot (weather) / damp-heat (TCM pathogenic factor) / humid and hot

怕热 pàrè

to be sensitive to heat / to hate hot weather / heat-intolerant

毒药 dúyào #5,102

poison / toxin

发热 fārè HSK 7 #10,133

to have a fever; to heat up / to generate heat

毒气 dúqì #3,707

poison gas / toxic gas

有毒 yǒudú HSK 5 #5,788

poisonous; toxic; venomous