Ideographic: A chalice 皿 filled with blood 丿Radical:

meaning for xuè:

  • - blood
  • - colloquial pr. [xie3]
  • - Classifiers: 滴 [di1],片 [pian4]bloodheart's blood
  • - expenditure (for some project)
  • - meticulous careto bleed
  • - to shed bloodfleshblood