荼

tú

thistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)

Ancient forms

1 form

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荼毒túdú(literary) to cause great suffering
曼荼罗màntúluó(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala
如火如荼rúhuǒrútúlike wildfire (idiom)
荼毒生灵túdúshēnglíngto torment the people (idiom)
秋荼密网qiūtúmìwǎngflowering autumn grass, fine net (idiom); fig. abundant and exacting punishments prescribed by law
食荼卧棘shítúwòjíto eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people
达罗毗荼DáluópítúDravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)