| 肉毒杆菌毒素 | ròu dú gǎn jūn dú sù | botulinum toxin | 
| 肉 | ròu | meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130 | 
| 肉毒杆菌 | ròu dú gǎn jūn | Clostridium botulinum | 
| 毒 | dú | poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics | 
| 杆 | gān | pole / CL:条,根 | 
| 杆 | gǎn | stick / pole / lever / classifier for long objects such as guns | 
| 杆菌 | gǎn jūn | bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria) | 
| 菌 | jūn | germ / bacteria / fungus / mold / Taiwan pr. [jun4] | 
| 菌 | jùn | mushroom | 
| 毒 | dú | poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics | 
| 毒素 | dú sù | toxin / (fig.) pernicious influence | 
| 素 | sù | raw silk / white / plain, unadorned / vegetarian (food) / essence / nature / element / constituent / usually / always / ever |