鸩 Stroke Order — How to Write 鸩

鸩 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鸟, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

鸩 Radical and Character Components

Components:冘鸟

鸩 is a phono-semantic compound: 鸟 (bird) carries the meaning, while 冘 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鸟 + 4 more strokes

鸩 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zhèn

Meanings of 鸩 in Chinese

zhèn鸩

A legendary poisonous bird whose feathers were believed to be fatal when put in wine.

这种短视的做法无异于饮鸩止渴。

This short-sighted approach is no different from drinking poison to quench one's thirst.

When pronounced "zhèn", "鸩" refers to a mythical poisonous bird whose feathers were used to brew toxic wine (鸩酒, zhènjǐu). It is often used in the idiom "饮鸩止渴" (yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě), meaning to drink poison to quench thirst, symbolizing a short-sighted solution that causes greater harm.

这种做法无异于饮鸩止渴，短期内看似解决了问题，实则为长远发展埋下了隐患

This approach is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst; it seemingly solves the problem in the short term, but actually lays hidden dangers for long-term development.

To poison someone using poisoned wine.