1. 休
  2. 养
  3. 生
  4. 息

休

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  • 1080th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
休→
亻木
2Radical
休→
亻human木tree
3Graphical
休→
㇒丨一丨八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiū (Xiu1)surname Xiu
2. xiū (xiu1)to rest • to stop doing sth for a period of time • to cease • (imperative) don't

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

休 also appears in:
咻庥鸺髹貅銝

Example Words

Common

休息 

Uncommon

休假 
休闲 (休閒)
午休 
退休 

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养

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Previous (皇)Next (伊)
  • 759th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 132 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
养→
No glyph availableNo glyph available
2Radical
养→
羊sheep八eight/divideNo glyph available
3Graphical
养→
一二丨丷八丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǎng (yang3)to raise (animals) • to bring up (children) • to keep (pets) • to support • to give birth

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 养 yǎng (yang3)The component 羊 is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

保养 (保養)
修养 (修養)
培养 (培養)
收养 (收養)
营养 (營養)
养成 (養成)
养父 (養父)
养生 (養生)

Uncommon

休养 (休養)
休养生息 (休養生息)
供养 (供養)
包养 (包養)
家养 (家養)
寄养 (寄養)
抚养 (撫養)
教养 (教養)
涵养 (涵養)
滋养 (滋養)
疗养 (療養)
素养 (素養)
调养 (調養)
静养 (靜養)
韬光养晦 (韜光養晦)
领养 (領養)
饲养 (飼養)
养分 (養分)
养家 (養家)
养家糊口 (養家糊口)
养尊处优 (養尊處優)
养性 (養性)
养殖 (養殖)
养活 (養活)
养病 (養病)
养神 (養神)
养精蓄锐 (養精蓄銳)
养老 (養老)
养老金 (養老金)
养老院 (養老院)
养育 (養育)
养护 (養護)
喂养 (餵養)
驯养 (馴養)

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生

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  • 34th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.35% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 742 words
  • Component in 25 characters

Decomposition

1Once
生→
龶㇒
2Radical
生→
生life
3Graphical
生→
龶㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shēng (sheng1)to be born • to give birth • life • to grow • raw, uncooked

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 生 shēng (sheng1)The component 生 is pronounced as 'shēng' (sheng1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

生 also appears in:
生性星胜醒姓隆牲猩腥惺甥窿笙旌戥蕤眚癃篂霳苼鼪鍟鏟

Example Words

Common

人生 
先生 
女生 
学生 (學生)
生命 
生日 
生活 
发生 (發生)

Uncommon

一生 
一生一世 
三生有幸 
今生 
来生 (來生)
再生 
出生 
大学生 (大學生)
天生 
学生会 (學生會)
学生证 (學生證)
小学生 (小學生)
新生 
民生 
活生生 
生动 (生動)
生化 
生子 
生存 
生怕 
生意 
生态 (生態)
生成 
生机 (生機)
生死 
生气 (生氣)
生涯 
生物 
生物钟 (生物鐘)
生理 
生产 (生產)
生病 
生肖 
生育 
生菜 
生姜 (生薑)
生长 (生長)
产生 (產生)
男生 
留学生 (留學生)
畜生 
毕业生 (畢業生)
众生 (眾生)
研究生 
终生 (終生)
维生素 (維生素)
考生 
花生 
卫生 (衛生)
卫生巾 (衛生巾)
卫生间 (衛生間)
亲生 (親生)
计生 (計生)
诞生 (誕生)
逃生 
医生 (醫生)
重生 
野生 
陌生 
陌生人 
养生 (養生)
高中生 

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息

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  • 428th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
息→
自心
2Radical
息→
自self心heart
3Graphical
息→
口二丶𠁼㇃

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)news • interest • breath • rest • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 息 xī (xi1)The component 心 is pronounced as 'xīn' (xin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 息 xī (xi1)The component 自 is pronounced as 'zì' (zi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

息 also appears in:
媳熄螅鎴

Example Words

Common

休息 
信息 
消息 

Uncommon

作息 
出息 
叹息 (嘆息)
气息 (氣息)
窒息 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.