懂中文 Dong Chinese

脈

mài, mò

blood vessels

The blood vessels is the part of the body (⺼) where blood flows (𠂢).

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

𠂢 sound,meaning component

𠂢  Sound Meaning component

pài

  

river branching

Used here to allude to flowing blood in the blood vessels. 𠂢 also represents the sound.

Evolution

脈 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
脈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
脈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
脈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

脉 (脈) 

mài

blood vessels, veins, arteries; arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

脉 (脈) 

mò

see 脈脈|脉脉[mò​mò]

Most common words with 脈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

动脉

artery

静脉

vein

脉

arteries and veins

脉搏

pulse (both medical and figurative)

脉冲

pulse (physics)

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

霢