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休 xiū rest

rest; to stop

How to remember 休: 亻 person + 木 tree = rest. After twenty kilometres a tired person with a heavy backpack drops down beneath a shady tree to rest.

  • 1,082. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 人

Component breakdown

休 = 亻 person + 木 tree

  • 亻 person
  • 木 tree
The Gushi story

After twenty kilometres a tired person with a heavy backpack drops down beneath a shady tree to rest.

How it is used

  • 'Rest / stop' - 休息 (xiūxi) to rest, 休假 (xiūjià) take leave, 退休 (tuìxiū) retire.
  • The character is a person (亻) leaning on a tree (木) - resting.
  • 休闲 (xiūxián) means leisure/casual; the archaic sense 'don't' survives in 休想 (xiūxiǎng) 'don't even think about it'.

Words with 休

Example sentences

  • 病人需要休息。 Bìngrén xūyào xiūxi.Sick people need rest.
  • 他们躺在草地上休息。 Tāmen tǎng zài cǎodì shang xiūxi.They're lying on the grass, resting.