血

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blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿

Components 丿皿

blood · Heisig RSH #1136

a drop of + dish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大出血	dà chū xuè	to hemorrhage; (fig.) to make a huge loss (in selling sth); to spend a huge sum
出血性	chū xuè xìng	hemorrhagic
一血	yī xuè	(gaming) first blood
血水	xuè shuǐ	blood; bloody fluid; blood-tinged liquid
心血	xīn xuè	heart's blood; expenditure (for some project); meticulous care
白血病	bái xuè bìng	leukemia
血性	xuè xìng	brave; staunch; unyielding
心血管	xīn xuè guǎn	(anatomy) heart and blood vessels; cardiovascular
气血	qì xuè	qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
血气	xuè qì	blood and vital breath; bloodline (i.e. parentage); valor
出血	chū xuè	to bleed; bleeding; (fig.) to spend money in large amounts
白血球	bái xuè qiú	white blood cell; leukocyte
血流成河	xuè liú chéng hé	rivers of blood (idiom); bloodbath
血口	xuè kǒu	bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey)
红血球生成素	hóng xuè qiú shēng chéng sù	erythropoietin (EPO)
内出血	nèi chū xuè	internal bleeding; internal hemorrhage
红血球	hóng xuè qiú	erythrocyte; red blood cell
出血热	chū xuè rè	hemorrhagic fever
血色	xuè sè	color (of one's skin, a sign of good health); red of cheeks
流血	liú xuè	to bleed; to shed blood

These characters use 血 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
血 sound part	xuè	blood
恤	xù	to help, to relieve, to take pity on
裇	xù	shirt
洫	xù	moat, ditch