How to say “blood vessel” in Chinese
blood vessel
“Blood vessel” in Chinese is 血管, xuè guǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
血管 is read xuè guǎn: 2 syllables. 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.
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: the first meaning is a bamboo tube. At the bottom, 官 guān hints at the sound.
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 “血管”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “blood vessel” in Chinese?
“Blood vessel” in Chinese is 血管, pinyin xuèguǎn.
What does 血管 mean?
血管 (xuèguǎn) means “blood vessel”.
How do you write 血管?
血管 is 2 characters: 血 (xiě) — blood; 管 (guǎn) — tube; manage. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 血管?
血管 is read xuèguǎn. Tones: xuè — fourth tone, guǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“blood vessel” in the lesson “Blood, strength and fatigue”
This word is from the topic “Body and age” of HSK 6. 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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