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Chinese symbol for “heme”

血红素
xuè hóng sù
Traditional: 血紅素
(biochemistry) heme; (Tw) hemoglobin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heme is 血红素 (xuè hóng sù), defined as: (biochemistry) heme; (Tw) hemoglobin.

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
红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
素 sù
plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “heme”

WordPinyinMeaning
血色素xuè sè sùhematin (blood pigment); heme

Related words

Other words that share a character with 血红素.

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
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment
因素yīn sùelement; factor

See also: Japanese symbol for “heme”.

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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