血(xuè)

HSK 36 strokes
Readingsxuèxiě

see 血[xue4]

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Character information

Pinyin
xuè / xiě
Meaning
see 血[xue4]
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 血 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱丿皿

A chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丿piě皿mǐn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 血 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 血

Common words using 血 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chū出xuè血
HSK 7-9

to bleed; bleeding

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yī一xuè血

(gaming) first blood

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gòng供xuè血

to donate blood

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biàn便xuè血

having blood in one's stool

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yī一zhēn针jiàn见xuè血

lit. to draw blood on the first prick (idiom)

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chōng充xuè血

hyperemia (increase in blood flow)

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nèi内chū出xuè血

internal bleeding

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bīng兵bù不xuè血rèn刃

lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory

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From 血’s common words

出一供便针见充内

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