血
Character
blood, the red liquid inside your body
- Radical
- 血 (itself)
- Strokes
- 6
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 丿 皿
- Traditional
- 血
- Frequency
- #970 most common character
Readings and meanings
- blood, the red liquid inside your body
- In speaking, many people say this word xiě.
Examples
他的手流血了。
tā de shǒu liú xuè le
His hand is bleeding.
AI-generated sentence
医生要检查他的血。
yī shēng yào jiǎn chá tā de xuè
The doctor wants to check his blood.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “血” as xuè
血液xuè yèbloodWordHSK 6血管xuè guǎnblood vesselWordHSK 6出血chū xuèto bleedWordHSK 7–9+1 reading心血xīn xuèthe care and hard work you give to something importantWordHSK 7–9止血zhǐ xuèto stop blood flowing from a cut or woundWordHSK 7–9流血liú xuèto bleedWordHSK 7–9献血xiàn xuèto give blood so doctors can help sick peopleWordHSK 7–9+1 reading血压xuè yāthe force of blood pushing inside your bodyWordHSK 7–9
Official HSK 3.0 reading; same meaning as xuè.
- blood; the red liquid inside people's and animals' bodies
Examples
他的手流血了。
tā de shǒu liú xiě le
His hand is bleeding.
AI-generated sentence
我去医院抽血了。
wǒ qù yī yuàn chōu xiě le
I went to the hospital for a blood test.
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Words that use “血” as xiě
出血chū xuèto bleedWordHSK 7–9+1 reading献血xiàn xuèto give blood so doctors can help sick peopleWordHSK 7–9+1 reading便血biàn xiěhaving blood in one's stoolWord吐血tù xiěto cough up bloodWord咯血kǎ xiěto cough up bloodWord咳血ké xiěto cough up bloodWord放血fàng xiě(TCM) to practice bloodlettingWord狗血gǒu xiěmelodramaticWord
Stroke order
All 6 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 血
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