HSK Guide

部首 143blood; bloodline, kinship

xiě (third tone, dipping)

blood; bloodline, kinship

部首 1436 画0 汉字

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.

汉字 filed under

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