淤血

yūxuè

noun #26,502

Measure Word

一块淤血 kuài

Meanings

1 bruise
2 blood congestion
3 hematoma (variant of 瘀血)

Characters

to stagnate / clogged up

Examples

他腿上有一块大淤血。

Tā tuǐ shang yǒu yī kuài dà yūxuè.

He has a large bruise on his leg.

摔跤后皮肤出现了淤血。

Shuāijiāo hòu pífū chūxiànle yūxuè.

After the fall, bruising appeared on the skin.

Tips

usage

淤血 and 瘀血 (yū xuè) are variants with the same meaning. In traditional Chinese medicine, 瘀血 specifically refers to blood stasis as a pathological condition. In everyday speech, both forms are used interchangeably for a bruise.

Stroke Order

淤 yū

血 xuè