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Blood vessels and pulse

Refers to blood vessels, pulse, or the circulatory system.

动脉 • dòng mài • artery • HSK 6

HSK 6

5.

Example Sentences

yī医

shēng生

zhèng正

zài在

cè测

liáng量

bìng

Information

Pinyinmài

Meaningblood vessels, pulse, veins

Strokes9

Radical月

Traditional脈

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2754

Zhuyinㄇㄞˋ

UnicodeU+8109

CangjieBINE

dòng动

mài脉

artery

脉搏 • mài bó • pulse • HSK 6

HSK 6

mài脉

bó搏

pulse

血脉 • xuè mài • Blood vessels • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuè血

mài脉

Blood vessels

Geographical features and metaphors

Refers to mountain ranges or the continuous thread of events.

山脉 • shān mài • mountain range • HSK 6

HSK 6

shān山

mài脉

mountain range

来龙去脉 • lái lóng qù mài • ins and outs / the details • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lái来

lóng龙

qù去

病

rén人

de的

mài脉

bó搏

。

The doctor is measuring the patient's pulse

yī医

shēng生

shuō说

tā他

xū需

yào要

zuò做

dòng动

mài脉

shǒu手

shù术

。

The doctor said he needs to have artery surgery.

mài脉

chōng冲

xìn信

hào号

bèi被

gān干

rǎo扰

le了

。

The pulse signal was interfered with.

zhè这

tiáo条

shān山

mài脉

héng横

kuà跨

sān三

gè个

guó国

jiā家

。

This mountain range spans three countries

zhè这

piān篇

wén文

zhāng章

de的

mài脉

luò络

hěn很

qīng清

xī晰

。

The context of this article is very clear

mài

脉

ins and outs / the details

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Characters pronounced "mai".

霾máimisty, foggy; dust storm
麦màiwheat; barley; general term for cereal crops
埋máito bury, to cover up
买mǎibuy
迈màistep; stride
卖màito sell

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "月".

朔shuòfirst day of lunar month; the north
臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
胯kuàpelvis; groin; thighs
腑fǔbowels, entrails, internal organs
臆yìchest, breast, bosom; thought
膘biāofat; rump

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