息 — Chinese character
息
xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
- Pinyin
- xī
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 自 心
- Formation
- ideographic — To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 息 as a kanji
Common words with 息
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan); 笔 (bǐ) |
| 讯息 (訊息) | xùn xī | information; news; message; text message; SMS |
| 气息 (氣息) | qì xī | breath; smell |
| 平息 | píng xī | (of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc) |
| 栖息 (棲息) | qī xī | (of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell |
| 安息 | ān xī | to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace |
| 信息化 | xìn xī huà | informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization) |
| 叹息 (嘆息) | tàn xī | to sigh; to gasp (in admiration) |
| 窒息 | zhì xī | to choke; to stifle |
English words written with 息
息 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 22 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
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