血 xuè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 血 — blood
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
血液
xuèyè
blood
Characters in this word
液 yè
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 夜 night, dark
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 血液检查可以帮助医生发现一些早期问题。 Xuèyè jiǎnchá kěyǐ bāngzhù yīshēng fāxiàn yìxiē zǎoqī wèntí. Blood tests can help doctors discover some early-stage problems.
- 血液在身体里不停地流动，把营养送到各处。 Xuèyè zài shēntǐ lǐ bù tíng de liúdòng, bǎ yíngyǎng sòng dào gèchù. Blood flows constantly through the body, carrying nutrients everywhere.
- 医院的血液不够用，所以呼吁大家献血。 Yīyuàn de xuèyè bú gòu yòng, suǒyǐ hūyù dàjiā xiànxuè. The hospital does not have enough blood, so it is calling on everyone to donate.
Related words
- 血 xuè blood
- 血管 xuèguǎn blood vessel
- 血型 xuèxíng blood type
- 血压 xuèyā blood pressure
- 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