息 (sik1 | xi1 xi2) : breath; news; cease; rest; interest

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息

sik1

xi1 xi2

[1] [n] breath; snore; pant
[2] [n] news; information; message
[3] [v] cease; stop; suspend
[4] [n] rest; pause; recess
[5] [n] interest; payback; income
[6] [v] multiply; breed; grow

Pinyin xi1 is China reading; xi2 is Taiwan.

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

息

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Mar 2014 01:52

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休息 jau1 sik1 xiu1 xi5 = to rest; to take a break; recess; a rest; a break

減息 gaam2 sik1 jian3 xi1 = reduce interest

稍息 saau2 sik1 shao4 xi1 (PRC); shao1 x1 (TW) = at ease!

歇息 hit3 sik1 xie1 xi5 = have a rest

消息 siu1 sik1 xiao1 xi5 = news; information

拆息 caak3 sik1 chai1 xi1 = daily interest rate

利息 lei6 sik1 li4 xi1 = interest; accrual

信息 seon3 sik1 xin4 xi1 = news; tidings; information

出息 ceot1 sik1 chu1 xi1 = future prospects

氣息 hei3 sik1 qi4 xi1 = breath
See all 78 compounds (CantoDict reports 83 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你一有消息就通知我啦。
Once you have the news then let me know.

啱啱收到現場最新嘅消息粵
We've just received an on-the-spot update.
[Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)]

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Decimal representation of this word: 息
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