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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

休息 

Uncommon

休假 
休闲 (休閒)
午休 
退休 

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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
2Radical
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

also appears in:

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.
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