脉

脈
mò
#1,592 most
frequent character
see 脈脈|脉脉[mo4 mo4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

脉 pairs body meat 月 with 永, a river and its branches, used as a picture of blood vessels. Its first meaning was 'blood vessels'. From there it grew to 'arteries and veins' and then 'pulse'.

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