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血 (xuè / xiě): Blood — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 血

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How to write 血 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

血has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

xuè
  • blood
    n.HSK 5
xiě
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 血

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4.

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5.

How to Use 血

Medical and Body Terms

血 + body term

In medical contexts, 血 (xuè) refers to blood and related concepts like 血压 and 血管.

血压 • xuè yā • blood pressure • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
de的
shǒu手
shàng上
liú流
le了
hěn

Information

Pinyinxuè / xiě
Meaningblood
Strokes6
Radical血
Traditional血
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1008
Zhuyinㄒㄩㄝˋ
UnicodeU+8840
CangjieHBT
blood
n.HSK 3.0 · L4
xuè血
yā压

blood pressure

血型 • xuè xíng • blood type; blood group • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
xuè血
xíng型

blood type; blood group

血液 • xuè yè • blood • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
xuè血
yè液

blood

血管 • xuè guǎn • vein • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
xuè血
guǎn管

vein

Blood Relations and Flow

In contexts of lineage or blood flow, 血 (xuè) appears in words like 血缘 and 输血.

血缘 • xuè yuán • Blood relation • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xuè血
yuán缘

Blood relation

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

Blood vessels

输血 • shū xuè • Blood transfusion • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shū输
xuè血

Blood transfusion

流血 • liú xuè • shed blood • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
liú流
xuè血

shed blood

Specific Medical Terms

In specific medical and literary contexts, 血 (xuè) forms compounds like 高血压 and 鲜血.

高血压 • gāo xuè yā • Hypertension • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
gāo高
xuè血
yā压

Hypertension

鲜血 • xiān xuè • Fresh blood • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
xiān鲜
xuè血

Fresh blood

心血 • xīn xuè • painstaking care [lit. with the heart's blood] • HSK 6
HSK 6
xīn心
xuè血

painstaking care [lit. with the heart's blood]

很
duō多
xuè血
。

A lot of blood flowed from his hand.

tā他
de的
shǒu手
zhǐ指
huá划
pò破
le了
，
liú流
le了
bù不
shǎo少
xiě血
。

He cut his finger and bled quite a bit.

tā他
xū需
yào要
měi每
tiān天
cè测
liáng量
xuè血
yā压
。

He needs to measure his blood pressure daily

yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
xuè血
yè液
yàng样
běn本
。

The doctor examined his blood sample

jiàng将
shì士
men们
jué决
xīn心
yǔ与
dí敌
rén人
xuè血
zhàn战
dào到
dǐ底
。

The soldiers were determined to fight the enemy to the death.

nà那
chǎng场
xuè血
àn案
zhèn震
jīng惊
le了
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
。

That bloody incident shocked the entire city.

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