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息 - xī

rest, put stop to, end, cease

rest, put stop to, end, cease

How to read 息

Click 息 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishrest, put stop to, end, cease
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

息屏 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 息影. Please read 息怒 one more time.

Common words with this character

to turn off the screen
to retire from acting
to calm down; to quell one's anger
see 息烽縣|息烽县[Xi1 feng1 Xian4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 息 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 息屏 and 息影 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 息.