血

• 拼音: xiě
• 汉字拆解: 血 = a drop (丿) over a vessel (皿), depicting blood in a ritual container

含义

Blood. The red fluid circulating in the body.

Pronounced xiě in colloquial speech and xuè in formal or literary contexts. Common compounds include 血液 (blood, medical), 流血 (to bleed), 血压 (blood pressure), 血型 (blood type), and 献血 (to donate blood). Figuratively used in expressions about passion or kinship: 热血 (hot-blooded) and 血缘 (blood relation).

例句

1. 他的手受伤了，流了很多血。
2. 你知道自己的血型吗？
3. 医生建议他定期检查血压。

用法指南

语境: medical, everyday, health

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我怕看见血。(I'm afraid of seeing blood.)
• 他去医院验血了。(He went to the hospital for a blood test.)

错误说法

• 我的血很红。(Stating that blood is red is redundant. Use 血 in meaningful medical or descriptive contexts, not for obvious facts.)

起源与历史

血 is a pictograph. The character depicts a vessel (皿) containing a drop of blood on top, representing a ritual offering bowl with sacrificial blood.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal