血型 (xuè xíng) — blood type; blood group

Definition

血型 (xuè xíng) is a compound meaning 'blood type' — the category label (A, B, AB, O), distinct from 血液, which refers to the blood liquid itself.

noun

blood typeblood group

Measure word · 种

血型？
Nín shì shén me xuè xíng?
What is your blood type?
血型A。
Wǒ de xuè xíng shì A xíng.
My blood type is type A.
血型。
Shū xuè qián bì xū jiǎn chá xuè xíng.
Blood type must be checked before a blood transfusion.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

血 (blood) and 型 (type) combine to mean a type of blood.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

刑土型

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

刑

Same sound today

型 pairs 土 (earth) with 刑, which supplies the sound; the shape shows an earthen mold, hence form or pattern.

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