息

xī

Dictionary entry

(bound form) breath

What does 息 mean?

息 (xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(bound form) breath

2(bound form) to cease; to stop

3(bound form) to rest

4(bound form) news

5(bound form) interest (on money)

6(bound form) to grow; to multiply

7(literary) one's child

8Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Character breakdown

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息xī(bound form) breath · (bound form) to cease; to stop

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息

xī

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