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Kanji Detail for 血 - "blood, lineage, passion"

  • Meaning

    血 means "blood, lineage, passion."

    1. Blood - The red fluid in the body.

    2. Lineage - Family line; bloodline.

    3. Passion - Intense emotion; spirit.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blood

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    blood; Kangxi radical 143

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    see 血[xue4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    blood

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The liquid contained in the blood vessels of the human body. Sent out from the heart. Circulates throughout to nourish the whole body. And sends useless waste to excretory organs. Contains two types of blood cells, red and white. But red blood cells are most numerous. Therefore it is an opaque red color. All higher animals have this. | Slaughtering animals for sacrifice. Such as 血食 (blood sacrifice). | Blood is an essential substance of the human body. Therefore those of the same branch are called 血族 (blood relatives). Descendants are called 血胤 (bloodline). | Bloody tears. Such as 泣血 (weeping blood), 啼血 (crying blood). | Putting in one's utmost effort. Such as saying 血戰 (bloody battle). Also treating people warmly is called 血心 (warm-hearted). Property obtained with great difficulty is called 血本 (blood capital).
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  • I've started bleeding.

  • He gave his blood to help his sister.

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  • Her face glowed with health.

  • Do you have any bleeding?

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