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TSUMUGU · A1 (est.) · 字
血 character · A1 (est.)
血 ＝ 皿 ＋ 一
ㄒㄩㄝˋ · xuè
noun — blood

字源 FORM — what the parts do

皿義a ritual vesselthe open dish at the bottom
一形a drop of bloodthe single stroke poured into the dish — the blood of the sacrifice
A drop (一) poured into a ritual vessel (皿) — the blood of a sacrifice offered up. The stroke marks the blood itself, sitting in the open dish. From the offering, all blood: 血液, 血壓, 流血, 血汗.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一滴血（一）落進祭器（皿）裡——那就是血。
A single drop (一) falling into the ritual dish (皿) — that is blood.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)血、血液— blood常用
→流血、血壓— to bleed; blood pressure常用
⇒血汗— blood and sweat — hard toil
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
皿mǐnthe lookalike — 皿 is the bare dish; 血 adds the drop 一 of blood above the rim