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血脈

简血脉 · 繁血脈

Mandarin · pinyin xuè mài

blood vessels

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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4–4 · xue4 mai4

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noun

(traditional Chinese medicine) blood vessels; blood circulation
blood relationship; blood lineage

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