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title: "Xianxue Meaning: 鲜血 (xiānxuè) Means “blood”"
description: "鲜血 (traditional 鮮血, xiānxuè) means “blood; fresh blood”. Hear its tones, see what 鲜 and 血 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianxue"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 鲜血 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

鲜血 xiānxuè

## blood; fresh blood

## Its characters

1. 鲜 xiān fresh
2. 血 xuè blood

## In a sentence

他的膝盖擦破了，流出了鲜血。 He scraped his knee and it bled.

周瑜猛然想起一件事，大叫一声，向后倒下，口吐**鲜血**，从此卧病不起。

From [借东风 · Borrowing the East Wind](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/borrowing-the-east-wind-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-15#library-word-350-352)

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## More words with 鲜 or 血

- [高血压 gāoxuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaoxueya)
- [海鲜 hǎixiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haixian)
- [鲜花 xiānhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianhua)
- [鲜明 xiānmíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianming)
- [鲜艳 xiānyàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianyan)
- [新鲜 xīnxiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xinxian)
- [血管 xuèguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueguan)
- [血脉 xuèmài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xuemai)
- [血压 xuèyā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueya)
- [血液 xuèyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueye)

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