Keyword
breath
- to end
- to cease
- to put a stop to
- pause
- rest
- news
- Frequency
- #483
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
信息
information; news; message
消息
(piece of) news; information; message
休息
rest; to rest
利息
interest (on a loan)
讯息
information; news; message; text message; SMS
气息
breath; smell; odor; flavor
息
(bound form) breath; (bound form) to cease; to stop; (bound form) to rest; (bound form) news; (bound form) interest (on money); (bound form) to grow; to multiply; (literary) one's child; Taiwan pr. xí
平息
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc)
栖息
(of a bird) to perch; (of creatures in general) to inhabit; to dwell
信息化
informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)
安息
to rest; to go to sleep; to rest in peace
叹息
to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
窒息
to choke; to stifle; to suffocate
信息技术
information technology; IT
息息相关
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
栖息地
habitat
加息
(finance) to raise interest rates
休息室
lobby; lounge
喘息
to gasp for breath; to take a breather
信息系统
information system
作息
to work and rest
本息
principal and interest (on a loan)
全息
holographic
股息
dividend