Usage of the character 歃
shà
歃
[歃]
- to drink
shàxuè
歃血
[歃血]
- to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
shàxuèwéiméng
歃血为盟
[歃血為盟]
- to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)
- to swear a sacred oath