⾎

blood

xuè (xue4)

Radical no. 143 · 6 strokes (第 143 部首 · 6 画 dì 143 bùshǒu · 6 huà)

Radical ⾎ (xuè) — meaning: blood, 6 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictograph depicting a drop of blood falling to the ground. As it evolved, it came to resemble a vessel or container of blood with blood flowing out.

Mnemonic: Remember the blood radical as a vessel with blood dripping downward from it.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

2 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 衁huāng

    blood

    9 strokes

  • 衄nǜ

    old variant of 衄[nu:4]

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.