Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
歇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
歇
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
歇
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
歇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
歇 [xiē]
to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (39)
马歇尔 [Mǎxiē'ěr] #6,167
Marshall (name)
马歇尔 [Mǎxiē'ěr] #6,167
Marshall (name)
米歇尔 [Mǐxiē'ěr] #6,192
Michel or Mitchell (name)
米歇尔 [Mǐxiē'ěr] #6,192
Michel or Mitchell (name)
歇斯底里 [xiēsīdǐlǐ] #11,431
hysteria (loanword)
间歇 [jiànxiē] #17,682
to stop in the middle of sth
间歇 [jiànxiē] #17,682
to stop in the middle of sth
停歇 [tíngxiē] #24,337
to stop for a rest
歇息 [xiēxi] #32,947
to have a rest
歇业 [xiēyè] #27,288
to close down (temporarily or permanently)
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
KOREAN WORDS (1)