Meaning
news; interest; breath; rest
Chinese: 消息、休息或利息。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 息 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 休息xiū xirest; to rest
- 信息xìn xīinformation; news; message
- 消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message
- 利息lì xīinterest (on a loan)
- 出息chū xīto yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism)
Example Sentence
工作累了要好好休息。Gōng zuò lèi le yào hǎo hǎo xiū xi.When you are tired from work, you should rest well.
工作Gōng zuòto work累lèito accumulate了le(completed action)要好yào hǎoto be on good terms好hǎogood休息xiū xirest。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
自 (nose) over 心 (heart): breath drawn through the nose — ‘breath; to breathe; to rest, stop, cease; news, information; interest (on money); one's children’ (休息, 消息, 利息).
A way to remember it
Breath through nose (自) and heart (心) — to rest; news (消息).