鲜血 xiānxuè blood
How to remember 鲜血: 鲜 fresh + 血 blood = blood.
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How it is used
- Fresh (bright red) blood - 鲜血直流 (xiānxuè zhí liú) blood streaming out; 鲜血染红 (xiānxuè rǎnhóng) stained red with blood.
- The vivid, freshly-shed blood, more dramatic/emotive than the plain word 血 (xuè/xiě).
- Register: literary/emotive; often in solemn or heroic contexts.