诅咒

詛咒

zǔzhòu

verb #2,554

Meanings

1 to curse
2 to hex
3 to damn

Characters

to curse; to swear

curse; incantation; spell

Examples

HSK 3

传说这座房子受到了诅咒。

Chuánshuō zhè zuò fángzi shòudào le zǔzhòu.

Legend has it that this house is under a curse.

HSK 5

她诅咒那个骗子。

Tā zǔzhòu nàge piànzi.

She cursed that scammer.

Tips

memory

Both 诅 and 咒 have the 口 (mouth) component - curses come from the mouth.

Stroke Order

诅 zǔ

咒 zhòu