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The Chinese word xi - 息 - xī
(to rest in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

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English translations

to rest, breath, to cease, information, news, rest

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Chinese characters  ( xi / xī ) with pronunciation (English translation: to rest )
The traditional Chinese characters of are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to pant  |  interest (money)
息 ( xi / xī ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 386)
Chinese example words containing the character 息 ( xi / xī )
利息 ( lìxī = interest (money) ), 消息 ( xiāoxi = information ), 休息 ( xiūxi = to rest )
More words that mean to rest in Chinese
( 苏 ), xiū ( 休 ), xiūxi ( 休息 )
More words that mean breath in Chinese
hūxī ( 呼吸 ), ( 气 )

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