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[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. |
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This word has been viewed 8841 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 = to rest; to take a break; recess; a rest; a break
減息
gaam2 sik1 = reduce interest
稍息
saau2 sik1 = at ease!
歇息
hit3 sik1 = have a rest
消息
siu1 sik1 = news; information
拆息
caak3 sik1 = daily interest rate
利息
lei6 sik1 = interest; accrual
信息
seon3 sik1 = news; tidings; information
出息
ceot1 sik1 = future prospects
氣息
hei3 sik1 = breathSee all 78 compounds (CantoDict reports 83 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Decimal representation of this word: 息
Unicode code for this character: U+606f (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 息
Unicode code for this character: U+606f (off-site link)
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