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鲜血

xiānxuè

fresh blood; blood

A drop of blood falling from a fingertip onto a leaf
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Characters in this word

鲜 xiān

Strokes
14
Radical
鱼 — fish
Made of
鱼 fish 羊 sheep, goat
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

血 xuè

Strokes
6
Radical
血 — blood
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 救援人员沿着地上的鲜血找到了受伤的登山者。 Jiùyuán rényuán yánzhe dì shàng de xiānxuè zhǎodào le shòushāng de dēngshānzhě. The rescuers followed the blood on the ground and found the injured climber.
  • 护纸边角上有一点鲜血,像一朵小红花。 Hùzhǐ biānjiǎo shàng yǒu yìdiǎn xiānxuè, xiàng yìduǒ xiǎo hónghuā. There is a spot of fresh blood on the corner of the paper, like a small red flower.
  • 护士在指尖采了一点鲜血做检查。 Hùshi zài zhǐjiān cǎi le yìdiǎn xiānxuè zuò jiǎnchá. The nurse collected a little fresh blood from the fingertip for a test.

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