血 (xiě): see 血, blood
血 (xiě) is a Chinese character meaning “blood.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丿 (structural) and 皿 (structural). It ranks #658 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 血 a chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿. Its radical form 血 (blood) appears in many related characters such as 衅 (xìn, quarrel).
Definitions
- see 血
- blood
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿
Decomposition: ⿱丿皿 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 血
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 血液noun | xuè yè | blood | 6 |
| 血压noun | xuè yā | blood pressure | 6 |
| 血管noun | xuè guǎn | vein | 6 |
| 血型noun | xuè xíng | blood group | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸血鬼noun | xī xuè guǐ | leech |
| 流血verb | liú xuè | to bleed |
| 血迹noun | xuè jì | bloodstain |
| 血统noun | xuè tǒng | blood relationship |
| 鲜血noun | xiān xuè | blood |
| 血腥adjective | xuè xīng | reeking of blood |
| 出血verb | chū xuè | to bleed |
| 失血verb | shī xuè | to lose blood |
| 止血verb | zhǐ xuè | to staunch (bleeding) |
| 心血noun | xīn xuè | heart's blood |
| 血清noun | xuè qīng | serum |
| 血缘noun | xuè yuán | bloodline |
| 热血adjective | rè xuè | hot blood |
| 白血病 | bái xuè bìng | leukemia |
| 血肉noun | xuè ròu | flesh |
血 appears in 110 compound words: 51 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 血 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (33)
to consume raw animal meat with its hair and blood unremoved; to live a primitive life
to consume raw animal meat with its hair and blood unremoved; to live a primitive life
Showing 12 of 33 idioms containing 血.
Example Sentences
血字由6笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
xiě zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character for "blood" consists of six strokes, with a remarkably ingenious structure.
...小便完甩一下能改善前列腺健康吗?促进局部血液循环吗
. . . xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià néng gǎi shàn qián liè xiàn jiàn kāng ma ? cù jìn jú bù xiě yè xún huán ma
... Can peeing improve prostate health? Promote local blood circulation
低GI食品和无糖食品区别在哪?一个看血糖反应一个看含糖量吗
dī G I shí pǐn hé wú táng shí pǐn qū bié zài nǎ ? yī gè kàn xiě táng fǎn yīng yī gè kàn hán táng liàng ma
What is the difference between low GI foods and sugar-free foods? One looks at the blood sugar reaction and the other looks at the sugar content
深海鱼视网膜发现新“混血”视觉细胞,颠覆 150 年生物学认知
shēn hǎi yú shì wǎng mó fā xiàn xīn hùn xiě shì jué xì bāo , diān fù 1 5 0 nián shēng wù xué rèn zhī
Deep-sea fish retinas discover new "mixed" visual cells that overturn 150-year-old biological cognition
今年唯一血月将在正月十五降临
jīn nián wéi yī xiě yuè jiāng zài zhèng yuè shí wǔ jiàng lín
This year's only blood month will fall on the 15th of January
出国荷包失血!泰国六大机场6月起国际离境费大涨53%
chū guó hé bāo shī xiě ! tài guó liù dà jī chǎng 6 yuè qǐ guó jì lí jìng fèi dà zhǎng 5 3
Blood loss in the wallet abroad! Thailand's six major airports have seen a 53% increase in international departure fees since June
汤姆的血型是什么？
Tāngmǔ de xuèxíng shì shénme?
What's Tom's blood type?
听到这个让我感觉热血沸腾。
Tīngdào zhège ràng wǒ gǎnjué rèxuèfèiténg.
It made my blood boil to hear that.
我希望你做血液检查。
Wǒ xīwàng nǐ zuò xuèyè jiǎnchá.
I'd like you to have a blood test.
科学上，血型和性格的关联性没有被证明。
Kēxué shàng, xuèxíng hé xìnggé de guānliánxìng méiyǒu bèi zhèngmíng.
A connection between personality and blood type has not been scientifically proven.
Character Family
血 Radical Family — Characters sharing the blood radical
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