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息

xī
breath · news
Radical: 心 Strokes: 10
Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
息=自+心
Etymology
To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
breath
news
interest (on an investment or loan)
to cease
to stop
to rest
Taiwan pr. xí
xī
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Words with 息 425 total
Idioms with 息 70 total Chain