Dong Chinese dictionary

xuè

blood

Depicts a drop of blood in a container (皿).

Components

◎ Iconic component

characterless component

Depicts a drop of blood.

皿 Iconic component

mǐn

dish

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xuè

blood; radical number 143; colloquial pr. [xiě]; CL:滴[dī],片[piàn]

Most common words with 血

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)

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