血

xuè

noun HSK 3 #679

Meanings

1 blood

Characters

A pictograph showing a drop of blood in a vessel — itself a radical for blood-related characters.

Examples

他流了很多血。

Tā liú le hěn duō xuè.

He lost a lot of blood.

献血可以救人。

Xiàn xuè kěyǐ jiù rén.

Donating blood can save lives.

血是红色的。

Xuè shì hóngsè de.

Blood is red.

Tips

grammar

血 has two pronunciations: xuè (formal/written) and xiě (colloquial). 流血 is usually liú xuè, but 出血 can be chū xiě in casual speech.

Stroke Order

血 xuè