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take a rest

HSK 5
xiē
ケツ、カイ、カツ
や.める
Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
qiàn deficient
owe, lack, be deficient
Phonetic component
why? what? where?
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[xiē]
to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
Example Sentences