(xuè) - blood in Mandarin

xuè

Traditional: 血

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Translation

blood

Word origin

An ideographic character showing a drop or offering of blood above 皿 (mǐn), a sacrificial vessel, depicting blood collected in a dish.

Origin: ideographic
Root: 丿 (drop) + 皿 (vessel)

Stroke order

血

Examples

。

His hand is bleeding.

。

She gets frightened at the sight of blood.

。

The hospital needs more blood.

，缘yuán。

They are blood brothers, related by blood.

口kǒu。

The wound bled a lot.

血 (xuè) means blood. It is a noun for the blood in the body.

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吸血鬼xī xuè guǐvampire

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This word is part of lesson 21.