Chinese symbol for “rest”
休息
xiū xi
rest; to rest
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rest is 休息 (xiū xi), defined as: rest; to rest.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “rest”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 其余 (其餘) | qí yú | the rest; the others |
| 休 | xiū | to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time |
| 安息 | ān xī | to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest; to take a break |
| 休憩 | xiū qì | to rest; to relax |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 休息.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 退休 | tuì xiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 休闲 (休閒) | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 退休金 | tuì xiū jīn | retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement |
| 不休 | bù xiū | endlessly; ceaselessly |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan); 笔 (bǐ) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rest”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.