血濃於水 xuè nóng yú shuǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. blood is thicker than water
  2. fig. family ties are closer than social relations

CHARACTERS

血 xuè
HSK 5
blood; radical number 143
濃 nóng thick, strong, concentrated
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice