Keyword
to rest
- to stop
- to lodge
- Frequency
- #2240
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
xiē
Mnemonic
欠 (yawn) gives the meaning and 曷 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
歇
to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
米歇尔
Michel or Mitchell (name); George Mitchell (1933-), US Democratic party politician and diplomat, influential in brokering Northern Ireland peace deal in 1990s, US Middle East special envoy from 2009
马歇尔
Marshall (name); George Catlett Marshall (1880-1959), US general in WWII and Secretary of State 1947-1949, author of the postwar Marshall plan for Europe and Nobel peace laureate
歇斯底里
hysteria (loanword); hysterical
停歇
to stop for a rest
间歇
to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence
歇业
to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business
歇息
to have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep
密歇根
Michigan, US state
歇后语
anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
歇脚
to stop on the way for a rest
密歇根湖
Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 (Wǔdàhú)
安歇
to go to bed; to retire for the night
歇菜
(dialect) to stop functioning
冬歇期
winter break
歇手
to rest; to take a break
歇宿
to lodge; to stay (for the night)