Read Edit View history 血 xuè HSK3 blood Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a drop of blood in a container (皿). Pinyin Separate values with commas xuè ×xiě × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a drop of blood. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 血 Simp strokes 血 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 血 Simp strokes 血 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 血 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 449, 756 ], [ 466, 749 ], [ 492, 721 ], [ 419, 575 ], [ 349, 460 ], [ 332, 447 ] ], [ [ 213, 439 ], [ 245, 414 ], [ 265, 379 ], [ 306, 134 ], [ 321, 127 ] ], [ [ 281, 429 ], [ 309, 415 ], [ 688, 482 ], [ 733, 481 ], [ 752, 470 ], [ 775, 438 ], [ 773, 425 ], [ 722, 198 ], [ 717, 184 ], [ 688, 160 ] ], [ [ 397, 407 ], [ 408, 397 ], [ 417, 361 ], [ 436, 134 ] ], [ [ 545, 433 ], [ 583, 405 ], [ 564, 260 ], [ 544, 161 ], [ 532, 140 ] ], [ [ 113, 87 ], [ 139, 78 ], [ 184, 75 ], [ 396, 102 ], [ 800, 132 ], [ 863, 127 ], [ 929, 105 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 349 442 Q 398 506 507 665 Q 523 690 546 710 Q 567 729 549 745 Q 527 760 492 768 Q 461 775 447 767 Q 432 761 442 747 Q 460 714 398 585 Q 364 516 326 441 Q 325 440 325 439 C 311 412 331 418 349 442 Z", "M 274 432 Q 252 445 227 451 Q 211 455 203 448 Q 196 441 204 425 Q 229 385 244 339 Q 256 294 286 112 C 291 82 333 86 329 116 Q 296 341 299 388 C 300 418 300 418 274 432 Z", "M 744 161 Q 781 354 825 430 Q 838 443 832 456 Q 825 475 755 505 Q 736 515 720 509 Q 549 472 349 442 L 325 439 Q 298 438 274 432 C 245 426 270 380 299 388 Q 306 389 314 393 Q 351 402 391 410 L 412 414 Q 470 427 534 438 L 589 447 Q 691 471 719 455 Q 729 448 729 417 Q 716 308 681 152 C 675 123 738 132 744 161 Z", "M 443 126 Q 473 159 430 377 Q 429 398 415 412 Q 414 413 412 414 C 390 434 389 435 391 410 Q 391 401 397 356 Q 401 320 400 279 Q 397 162 431 125 C 437 117 437 117 443 126 Z", "M 555 137 Q 568 176 603 329 Q 624 413 624 414 Q 620 427 589 447 C 564 464 519 464 534 438 Q 535 437 537 434 Q 561 385 527 174 Q 524 152 526 133 C 528 103 546 108 555 137 Z", "M 286 112 Q 204 108 117 99 Q 90 98 109 75 Q 125 57 148 49 Q 175 42 195 47 Q 472 110 910 88 Q 935 87 942 98 Q 949 113 929 130 Q 857 187 785 168 Q 764 167 744 161 L 681 152 Q 623 146 555 137 L 526 133 Q 514 134 503 132 Q 473 131 443 126 L 431 125 Q 380 122 329 116 L 286 112 Z" ] } 6 strokes 血 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 446, 757 ], [ 501, 717 ], [ 334, 442 ] ], [ [ 206, 445 ], [ 267, 378 ], [ 305, 106 ] ], [ [ 275, 423 ], [ 315, 414 ], [ 692, 483 ], [ 749, 473 ], [ 781, 439 ], [ 699, 143 ] ], [ [ 401, 411 ], [ 432, 129 ] ], [ [ 541, 440 ], [ 583, 400 ], [ 538, 132 ] ], [ [ 108, 93 ], [ 177, 75 ], [ 790, 132 ], [ 939, 109 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M349,442C381,485 434,559 507,665C518,682 530,697 546,710C560,723 561,736 549,745C535,756 515,763 492,768C471,773 456,772 447,767C437,763 436,757 442,747C454,726 439,671 398,585C375,539 336,461 325,439C321,432 344,436 349,442Z", "M274,432C259,441 243,447 227,451C216,454 208,453 203,448C198,444 197,436 204,425C220,398 234,370 244,339C252,310 266,234 286,112C289,98 332,102 329,116C307,266 297,357 299,388C299,405 287,422 274,432Z", "M744,161C768,290 793,381 825,430C831,441 835,448 832,456C826,469 801,485 755,505C741,511 731,512 720,509C606,483 463,457 349,442C333,440 333,440 325,439C312,438 287,435 274,432C257,429 282,385 299,388C310,390 346,402 391,410C405,413 405,413 412,414C451,422 491,431 534,438C571,444 571,444 589,447C657,459 700,467 719,455C726,451 730,438 729,417C722,345 704,256 681,152C677,131 740,140 744,161Z", "M443,126C463,148 456,232 430,377C427,391 422,405 412,414C407,419 391,417 391,410C391,404 393,386 397,356C400,332 400,307 400,279C398,201 408,150 431,125C434,122 441,123 443,126Z", "M555,137C563,163 578,228 603,329C616,386 624,405 624,414C623,424 609,434 589,447C573,457 527,455 534,438C552,402 549,315 527,174C524,160 524,147 526,134C528,124 553,127 555,137Z", "M286,112C231,107 175,105 117,99C99,98 96,91 109,75C119,63 132,54 148,49C165,44 181,44 195,47C379,90 618,103 910,88C926,88 937,91 942,98C947,108 942,119 929,130C881,169 833,179 785,168C771,166 757,163 744,161C702,155 702,155 681,152C642,147 600,142 555,137C536,135 536,135 526,134C505,132 463,128 443,126C435,125 435,125 431,125C397,123 363,120 329,116C300,113 300,113 286,112Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.