How to say “blood” in Chinese
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“Blood” in Chinese is 血, xiě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
血 is read xiě. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A drop above a bowl 皿. In literary words it's read xuè.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “血”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 血. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 心脏把血液送到全身。xīnzàngbǎxuèyèsòngdàoquánshēnThe heart pumps blood around the whole body.
- 请帮我量一下血压qǐngbāngwǒliángyíxiàxuèyāCould you take my blood pressure, please?
- 你知道自己是什么血型吗？nǐzhīdàozìjǐshìshénmexuèxíngmaDo you know your blood type?
- 运动可以促进血液循环yùndòngkěyǐcùjìnxuèyèxúnhuánExercise improves blood circulation.
- 他们从血液中提取出了基因。tāmencóngxuèyèzhōngtíqǔchūlejīyīnThey extracted genes from the blood.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “At the doctor's”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blood” in Chinese?
“Blood” in Chinese is 血, pinyin xiě.
What does 血 mean?
血 (xiě) means “blood”.
How do you write 血?
血 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 血?
血 is read xiě. Tones: xiě — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blood” in the lesson “At the doctor's”
This word is from the topic “Health and habits” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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