蠱

arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite

dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108

to entice / to lead astray

to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom) / to resort to demagogy

to curse sb / to place a jinx

91 BC attempted coup d'etat against Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝|汉武帝, beginning with accusations of witchcraft

witchcraft

to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)