Definitions
(noun)
blood (the pronunciation xuè is mostly used in literary language)
(noun)
blood (xiě is more common in spoken language, especially when used by itself)
Etymology
Depicts a drop of blood in a container (皿).
About
The character "血" originated as a pictograph representing a drop of blood within a ritual vessel, a form that gradually simplified to its current standardized shape. In modern structure, it functions as a unitary character with no active phonetic or semantic subcomponents, classified under its own radical. While its core meaning of "blood" has remained consistent, its usage has expanded to form compounds conveying related concepts such as lineage, essence, and violence.
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他的手流血了。
血液在身体里流动。
医生要检查我的血压。
他是个热血青年。
这项任务付出了血的代价。
他们之间有血缘关系。
这种病的症状是咳血。
历史是由人民的血汗写成的。