血 xuè
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 血 — blood
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
血脉
xuèmài
blood vessels; lineage
Characters in this word
脉 mài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 永 long
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这条古道像城市的血脉，连接着港口、市场和老居民区。 Zhè tiáo gǔdào xiàng chéngshì de xuèmài, liánjiē zhe gǎngkǒu, shìchǎng hé lǎo jūmínqū. This old road is like the city's bloodstream, connecting the port, markets, and old residential districts.
- 医生说他的血脉畅通，身体很健康。 Yīshēng shuō tāde xuèmài chàngtōng, shēntǐ hěn jiànkāng. The doctor said his blood vessels flow freely and he is in good health.
- 爷爷希望家族血脉代代相传。 Yéye xīwàng jiāzú xuèmài dàidài xiāngchuán. Grandfather hopes the family bloodline will pass down from generation to generation.
Related words
- 血 xuè blood
- 血管 xuèguǎn blood vessel
- 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
- 血缘 xuèyuán blood relationship; consanguinity
- 一针见血 yìzhēnjiànxiě to hit the nail on the head; incisive