血
血 (xiě) means “blood”. It is made of 丿 + 皿 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 血 into its parts
What 血 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 皿 mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
血 stroke order
Example sentences
他的手流血了。Tā de shǒu liú xiě le.His hand is bleeding.
你的鼻子出血了。Nǐ de bízi chū xiě le.Your nose is bleeding.
Words with 血
Also built with 丿
- 么meinterrogative particle
- 乌wūcrow
- 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 乏fápoor
- 乒pīngused with pong for ping pong
- 九jiǔnine
- 儿érchild
- 几jǐhow many
- 刀dāoknife
- 力lìstrength
- 千qiānthousand
- 午wǔnoon
Quick facts
| Pinyin | xiě |
|---|---|
| Meaning | blood |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 血 (blood, #143) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 5 |
Questions about 血
What does 血 mean?
血 (xiě) means “blood”.
How many strokes does 血 have?
血 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 血?
The radical of 血 is 血 (xuè, “blood”), Kangxi radical number 143.
What parts make up 血?
血 is made of 丿 (falling stroke) and 皿 (dish).
Which HSK level is 血?
血 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Learn 血 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.