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Chinese symbol for “bloodline”

血缘
xuè yuán
Traditional: 血緣
bloodline

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bloodline is 血缘 (xuè yuán), defined as: bloodline.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

血 xuè
blood
radical 143 ⾎ · 6 strokes
缘 yuán
reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
radical 120 ⽷ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bloodline”

WordPinyinMeaning
血气 (血氣)xuè qìblood and vital breath; bloodline (i.e. parentage)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 血缘.

WordPinyinMeaning
血液xuè yèblood; (fig.) lifeblood
血腥xuè xīngreeking of blood; bloody (events)
流血liú xuèto bleed; to shed blood
血统 (血統)xuè tǒngblood relationship; lineage
血管xuè guǎnvein; artery
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin
边缘 (邊緣)biān yuánedge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
缘故 (緣故)yuán gùreason; cause

See also: Japanese symbol for “bloodline”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.