脉
Character
arteries and veins
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Left–right
- Parts
- 永
- Traditional
- 䘑
- Frequency
- #1463 most common character
Readings and meanings
- arteries and veins CC-CEDICT
- vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “脉” as mài
动脉dòng màian artery, a tube in the body that carries blood from the heartWordHSK 7–9脉搏mài bóthe regular beating of your heart that a doctor can feelWordHSK 7–9脉络mài luòthe thin lines that carry blood through the body or a plantWordHSK 7–9血脉xuè màiThe tubes inside the body that blood moves throughWordHSK 7–9来龙去脉lái lóng qù màithe whole story of what happened, from beginning to endWordHSK 7–9人脉rén màicontactsWord冠脉guān màicoronaryWord切脉qiè màito feel sb's pulseWord
mò
mo4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewedThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is mài.
- in a gentle way (as in 脉脉, a soft loving look)
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 脉
Draw “脉” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
医生在给我把脉。
yī shēng zài gěi wǒ bǎ mài
The doctor is feeling my pulse.
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他的脉搏很慢。
tā de mài bó hěn màn
His pulse is very slow.
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这片叶子的脉很清楚。
zhè piàn yè zi de mài hěn qīng chǔ
The veins of this leaf are very easy to see.
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