歃
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Meaning: to drink
💡 Imagine sucking (shà) blood from a wound to seal a pact.
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Character Story & Explanation
歃 (shà) means 'to drink', but it is almost exclusively used in the ancient ritual of smearing blood on the mouth to seal an oath, known as 歃血 (shà xuè). This character appears in historical texts like Records of the Grand Historian. It is not used in modern daily conversation.
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