血 Radical 143 — blood; bloodline, kinship
xiě (third tone, dipping)
blood; bloodline, kinship
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Where the shape comes from
A sacrificial dish 皿 with a single drop shown above the rim — the blood of an offering caught and held up during a ritual, rather than blood in the body generally. It gives 血液, blood, and 流血, to bleed, and extends easily to 血统, a bloodline, the kinship that runs, figuratively, in the same vessel.
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