脉搏
mài bó · HSK 7
pulse (both medical and figurative)
💓 脉 vein/pulse + 搏 throb = the throbbing of the veins, your pulse
脉 mài is the channel blood runs through; 搏 bó means to beat or throb. Together they name the beat felt in the veins. Sound cue: mài bó echoes my boa, a snake that pulses as it squeezes.