xi

rest, put stop to, end, cease

HSK 2 #428

DEFINITIONS

息 xī
  • breath
  • news
  • interest (on an investment or loan)
  • to cease
  • to stop
  • to rest
  • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

STROKES

息 stroke order diagram
息 stroke order animation

WORDS

xiū xi rest; to rest
xiāo xi news; information; CL:條|条[tiao2]
xìn xī information; news; message
lì xī interest (on a loan); CL:筆|笔[bi3]
chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
chū xi future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up
zuò xī to work and rest
川流不 chuān liú bù xī the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
ān xī to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace; (history) Parthia
zhì xī to choke; to stifle; to suffocate
qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor
室 xiū xī shì lobby; lounge
xùn xī information; news; message; text message or SMS
píng xī to settle (a dispute); to quieten down; to suppress
tàn xī to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
奄奄一 yǎn yǎn yī xī dying; at one's last gasp
shào xī Stand at ease! (military); Taiwan pr. [shao1 xi1]
quán xī holographic
chuǎn xī to gasp for breath; to take a breather
小道消 xiǎo dào xiāo xi hearsay; gossip
tíng xī to stop; to cease
相关 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
地 qī xī dì habitat
无声无 wú shēng wú xī wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking; taciturn; not providing any news
qī xī (of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
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