血
xuè
blood
colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]
drop (丿) + vessel (皿) = blood offered in a bowl
In ancient script, 血 showed a ritual vessel (皿) with a drop of blood inside it, used in sacrificial offerings. The 丿 stroke represents that drop, making this one of the more literal pictographic compositions in Chinese.
他的手受伤了，流了很多血。
tā de shǒu shòu shāng le, liú le hěn duō xuè.
His hand was injured and bled a lot.
医生说他的血型是A型。
yī shēng shuō tā de xuè xíng shì A xíng.
The doctor said his blood type is type A.
Words with 血
出血
chū xuè
to bleed; bleeding
铁血
tiě xuè
iron and blood; (fig.) weapons and war; bloody conflict
血债
xuè zhài
debt of blood (after killing sb)
血球
xuè qiú
blood corpuscle
脑溢血
nǎo yì xuè
cerebral hemorrhage
止血
zhǐ xuè
to staunch (bleeding)
血块
xuè kuài
blood clot
红血球
hóng xuè qiú
erythrocyte
吸血鬼
xī xuè guǐ
leech
血汗
xuè hàn
(fig.) sweat and toil; hard work
血汗钱
xuè hàn qián
hard-earned money
心血来潮
xīn xuè lái cháo
to be prompted by a sudden impulse