Chinese symbol for “bloodshot”
血丝
xuè sī
Traditional: 血絲
wisps of blood; visible veins; (of eyes) bloodshot
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bloodshot is 血丝 (xuè sī), defined as: wisps of blood; visible veins; (of eyes) bloodshot.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 血丝.
| 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 |
| 粉丝 (粉絲) | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans") |
| 丝毫 (絲毫) | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit |
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.
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