血統

简 血统 · 繁 血統
Mandarin · pinyin xuè tǒng

Meanings

  1. blood relationship
  2. lineage
  3. parentage
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血
xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
統
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统
tǒng · govern, command, control; unite
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4–3 · xue4 tong3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hyut3 tung2

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noun

  1. bloodline; pedigree; ancestry; descent

noun

  1. (Dungan) artery

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