休

xiū

x+iū·1st tone

to rest · to cease

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

休=亻+木

Etymology

A person 亻 leaning against a tree 木

Meanings

to rest

to stop doing sth for a period of time

to cease

(imperative) don't

xiū

surname Xiu

Xiū

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Words with 休 294 total

angry · wrathful彪休biāo xiū to shift holidays, taking a weekday off倒休dǎo xiū endlessly · ceaselessly不休bù xiū to retire under the special retirement system for eligible veteran Communist cadres离休lí xiū to take holidays in rotation · to stagger employees' days off · (agriculture) to lie fallow in rotation轮休lún xiū complete rest (after an illness)全休quán xiū to request permission to resign from an official position (old)乞休qǐ xiū rest for now · stop (usually imperative form)且休qiě xiū

Idioms with 休 34 total Chain

to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting案甲休兵àn jiǎ xiū bīng to talk incessantly · to chatter on and on刺刺不休cì cì bù xiū (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop喋喋不休dié dié bù xiū (idiom) to chatter endlessly; to talk nonstop呶呶不休náo náo bù xiū

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