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息

xī

breath

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Meanings

xī

  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
  8. Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Its parts

Other characters with 自 as their sound:

咱 zán洎 jì

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In sentences

只要zhǐ yào一yī息xī尚存shàng cún，便biàn还有hái yǒu希望xī wàng。只要zhǐ yào一yī息xī尚存shàng cún，便biàn還有hái yǒu希望xī wàng。While I breathe, I hope. #8725776

Words with 息

In other characters

Gives the sound in

鎴 xí螅 xī熄 xī媳 xí瘜 xī

Also in

鄎 xì