毛细血管

毛細血管

máoxì xuèguǎn

noun

Meanings

1 capillary
2 capillary blood vessel

Characters

Examples

毛细血管是最细小的血管。

Máoxì xuèguǎn shì zuì xìxiǎo de xuèguǎn.

Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels.

他脸上的毛细血管很明显。

Tā liǎnshàng de máoxì xuèguǎn hěn míngxiǎn.

The capillaries on his face are very visible.

Tips

memory

毛 (hair) + 细 (thin) literally = 'hair-thin' — exactly describing what a capillary looks like. Chinese medical vocabulary often describes structures by size or shape rather than using Latin roots.

Stroke Order

毛 máo

细 xì

血 xuè

管 guǎn