血 — Chinese character
血
xuè
blood
- Pinyin
- xuè
- Radical
- 143 ⾎ (Blood)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 丿 皿
- Formation
- ideographic — A chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿
- Japanese
- 血 as a kanji
Common words with 血
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood; (fig.) lifeblood |
| 血腥 | xuè xīng | reeking of blood; bloody (events) |
| 流血 | liú xuè | to bleed; to shed blood |
| 血统 (血統) | xuè tǒng | blood relationship; lineage |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein; artery |
| 吸血鬼 | xī xuè guǐ | leech; bloodsucking vermin |
| 鲜血 (鮮血) | xiān xuè | blood |
| 热血 (熱血) | rè xuè | hot blood; warm-blooded (animal) |
| 出血 | chū xuè | to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts |
| 血型 | xuè xíng | blood group; blood type |
| 血压 (血壓) | xuè yā | blood pressure |
| 高血压 (高血壓) | gāo xuè yā | high blood pressure; hypertension |
English words written with 血
血 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 3 · I Ching 6 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 5 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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