血

xuè = xu + e4

blood / colloquial pr. [xie3] / CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]

血 = 丶 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: blood transfusion.

Xu Xian hurt himself and needs to get a blood transfusion in the elevator's bathroom. He found a petal leaf as donor, which is bleeding droplets into a bowl; Xu Xian gets the blood from the bowl as infusion using some tubes.

血 character breakdown

血
- 丶
- 皿

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).

皿

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

dish / vessel / shallow container / rad. no. 108

Marilyn Monroe is eating some rice out of a shallow bowl in the encampment.

皿

mǐn = mi + (e)n3

(bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container / radical no. 108

Characters with 血 as component

脉

衇

mài = m + ai4

variant of 脈|脉[mai4]

脉 = 月 + 永 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) is getting married to the moon (月) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). The moon puts a diamond ring (永) on Gandhi's finger which is so tight that Gandhi's arteries and veins (脉) are getting all bound off.

恤

賉

xù = xu + Ø4

variant of 恤[xu4]

衁

hua̅ng = hu + ang1

blood

衈

èr = Ø + Ø4

the blood of a sacrificial fowl which was sprinkled on doors and vessels

衉

kè = k + e4