血 xuè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 血 — blood
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
血管
xuèguǎn
blood vessel
Characters in this word
管 guǎn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 官 official, public servant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 长期缺乏运动会影响血管健康，增加患病风险。 Chángqī quēfá yùndòng huì yǐngxiǎng xuèguǎn jiànkāng, zēngjiā huànbìng fēngxiǎn. A long-term lack of exercise can affect blood vessel health and increase the risk of illness.
- 医生说他的血管有点儿细，抽血不太容易。 Yīshēng shuō tā de xuèguǎn yǒudiǎnr xì, chōu xuè bú tài róngyì. The doctor said his veins are a bit thin, so drawing blood is not very easy.
- 少吃油腻的东西，可以保护血管健康。 Shǎo chī yóunì de dōngxi, kěyǐ bǎohù xuèguǎn jiànkāng. Eating less greasy food helps protect the health of your blood vessels.
Related words
- 血 xuè blood
- 血型 xuèxíng blood type
- 血压 xuèyā blood pressure
- 血液 xuèyè blood
- 高血压 gāoxuèyā high blood pressure; hypertension
- 流血 liúxuè to shed blood; bloodshed
- 输血 shūxuè to transfuse blood; to provide vital support
- 鲜血 xiānxuè fresh blood; blood
- 心血 xīnxuè painstaking effort; hard work
- 血脉 xuèmài blood vessels; lineage
- 血缘 xuèyuán blood relationship; consanguinity
- 一针见血 yìzhēnjiànxiě to hit the nail on the head; incisive