息

xī

Meaning

(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

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Characters

息xīto end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news自心

Examples

我会给汤姆发信息。

wǒ huì gěi Tāng mǔ fā xìn xī。

I'll send a message to Tom.

为什么你不休息一下?

wèi shén me nǐ bù xiū xī yī xià?

Why don't you rest a bit?

Words with this character

消息 xiāo xi news 信息 xìn xī information 休息 xiū xi rest 气息 qì xī breath 利息 lì xī interest 窒息 zhì xī to choke 平息 píng xī to subside 喘息 chuǎn xī to gasp for breath 息息相关 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up 出息 chū xi future prospects 作息 zuò xī to work and rest 自强不息 zì qiáng bù xī to strive unremittingly 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī the stream flows without stopping 经久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī prolonged 息县 Xī Xiàn Xi County or Xixian, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan 息烽 Xī fēng see 息烽縣|息烽县[Xi1 feng1 Xian4]安息 ān xī to rest 本息 běn xī principal and interest 鼻息 bí xī breath 屏息 bǐng xī hold one's breath 不息 bù xī continually 拆息 chāi xī daily interest on a loan 除息 chú xī ex-dividend