spurt of blood; gushing blood
Refers to blood forcefully spurting or flowing, often in a dramatic or violent context.
Blood gushed from the wound.
Standard kanji spelling for both literal and figurative senses.
Alternate kanji spelling; 汐 means 'tide', reinforcing the image of surging blood.
Compound of 血 (chi, 'blood') and 潮 (shio, 'tide'), literally 'blood tide'. The alternate kanji 汐 also means 'tide', reinforcing the image of surging blood.