Depicts a person (亻) resting under a tree (木).
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
休 [Xiū]
surname Xiu
休 [xiū]
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
休 きゅう
Kyū unclassified name
休 きゅうとく
Kyūtoku surname
休 やすみ
Yasumi surnamegiven name
休 やすむ
Yasumu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (110)
休息 [xiūxi] #767
rest
休闲 [xiūxián] #7,997
leisure
休闲 [xiūxián] #7,997
leisure
退休 [tuìxiū] #2,661
to retire
休假 [xiūjià] #4,984
to take a vacation
休息室 [xiūxīshì] #6,912
lobby
休克 [xiūkè] #9,999
shock (loanword)
休想 [xiūxiǎng] #6,666
don't think (that)
不休 [bùxiū] #20,127
endlessly
罢休 [bàxiū] #9,089
to give up
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 休む [やすむ] #884
to be absent
⭐ 休み [やすみ] #2,349
rest
⭐ 休憩 [きゅうけい] #2,357
rest
⭐ 夏休み [なつやすみ] #3,616
summer vacation
⭐ お休み [おやすみ] #3,917
holiday
⭐ 昼休み [ひるやすみ] #4,525
lunch break
⭐ 休日 [きゅうじつ] #4,647
holiday
⭐ 休息 [きゅうそく] #7,143
rest
⭐ 休暇 [きゅうか] #7,173
holiday
⭐ 休める [やすめる] #7,579
to rest
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