血液

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 适当运动能促进血液循环。▶ —
   Moderate exercise promotes blood circulation.
2. 医生抽取了一些血液做化验。▶ —
   The doctor drew some blood for testing.

Collocations

Mnemonic

血 xuè "blood" + 液 yè "fluid": the fluid that flows through the body, i.e. blood. 液 has the water radical 氵. 血 is a multi-reading character (xuè formal / xiě colloquial); in 血液 it reads xuè. 血液循环 = blood circulation.

Related

Quick check

1. How is 血 read in 血液?

   • xuè (formal reading)
   • xiě (colloquial reading)
   • xié (slanted)
   • xuē (boot)