脈 (mak6 maak6 | mai4 mo4 ) : blood vessel; pulse; affectionate

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脈

mak6 maak6

mai4 mo4

(jyutping) mak6, (pinyin) mai4
[1] blood vessel; arteries and veins
[2] pulse (of blood vessel)
[3] blood-vessel-like network, e.g. mountain range; stems of a leaf, wings of insects

(jyutping) mak6, (pinyin) mo4
affectionate; amorous; loving

Jyutping mak6 is the literary pronunciation; maak6 the colloquial. At present, maak6 is losing out to mak6 even in colloquial context.

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 肉 (#130)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

脈 / 脉

This word has been viewed 6087 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Sep 2010 14:48

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山脈 saan1 mak6 shan1 mai4 = mountain range

動脈 dung6 mak6 dong4 mai4 = artery

把脈 baa2 mak6 = feel pulse

脈門 mak6 mun4 mai4 men2 = location near wrist for feeling pulse

脈搏 mak6 bok3 mai4 bo2 = pulse

命脈 ming6 mak6 ming4 mai4 = lifeline

按脈 on3 mak6 an4 mai4 = to feel (take) the pulse

脈搏率 mak6 bok3 leot6 mai4 bo2 lv4 = pulse rate

葉脈 jip6 mak6 ye4 mai4 = large veins

靜脈 zing6 mak6 jing4 mai4 = veins

弱脈 joek6 mak6 ruo4 mai4 = weak pulse

動脈弓 dung6 mak6 gung1 dong4 mai4 gong1 = arch of aorta

靜脈曲張 zing6 mak6 kuk1 zoeng1 jing4 mai4 qu1 zhang1 = phlebeurysma; varicosity; varix

一脈相傳 jat1 mak6 soeng1 cyun4 yi1 mai4 xiang1 chuan2 = can be traced to the same origin

一脈相承 jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4 yi1 mai4 xiang1 cheng2 = come down in one continuous line; can be traced to the same origin

揞脈 am2 mak6 = to feel (take) the pulse 粵

睇脈 tai2 mak6 = to feel (take) the pulse 粵

割脈 got3 mak6 = suicide by slitting wrist 粵

脈絡 mak6 lok3 mai4 luo4 = arteries and veins; sequence of ideas

來龍去脈 loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 lai2 long2 qu4 mai4 = origin and development; cause and effect

脈衝星 mak6 cung1 sing1 mai4 chong1 xing1 = a pulsar (in astronomy)

血脈 hyut3 mak6 xue4 mai4 = blood vessel; bloodline; blood linkage

含情脈脈 ham4 cing4 mak6 mak6 han2 qing2 mo4 mo4 = (of one's expression) exuding with tender affection; with eyes full of tender love

主動脈 zyu2 dung6 mak6 zhu3 dong4 mai4 = aorta; principal artery

核電磁脈衝 hat6 din6 ci4 mak6 cung1 he2 dian4 ci2 mai4 chong1 = nuclear electro-magnetic pulse

烏拉爾山脈 wu1 laai1 ji5 saan1 mak6 wu1 la1 er3 shan1 mai4 = Ural Mountains

腎動脈 san6 dung6 mak6 shen4 dong4 mai4 = renal artery

腎靜脈 san6 zing6 mak6 shan4 jing4 mai4 = renal vein

靜脈吸毒 zing6 mak6 kap1 duk6 jing4 mai4 xi1 du2 = intravenous drug; IV drug

小動脈 siu2 dung6 mak6 xiao3 dong4 mai4 = arterioles (small arteries which lead to capillaries)

小靜脈 siu2 zing6 mak6 xiao3 jing4 mai4 = venules (small veins which lead from capillaries)

阿爾巴尼亞山脈 aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 saan1 mak6 = the Albanian Alps

動脈硬化 dung6 mak6 ngaang6 faa3 dong4 mai4 ying4 hua4 = arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries

動脈粥樣硬化 dung6 mak6 zuk1 joeng6 ngaang6 faa3 dong4 mai4 zhou1 yang4 ying4 hua4 = atherosclerosis

點脈 dim2 mak6 dian3 mai4 = Dim Mak (death touch)

脈搏計 mak6 bok3 gai3 = sphygmomanometer (blood pressure machine)

喀爾巴阡山脈 kaa1 ji5 baa1 cin1 saan1 mak6 ka1 er3 ba1 qian1 shan1 mai4 = Carpathian Mountains

膕動脈 gwok3 dung6 mak6 guo2 dong4 mai4 = popliteal artery (anatomy)

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