息

xī

breath

news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Self (自) + heart (心) = breath and rest

自 here means 'self' or 'from oneself,' pointing to the breath that comes from within. Together with 心, the character captures breath as the quiet rhythm that sustains the self and stills the mind.

自+心→息
心HeartSemantic
自SelfSemantic

你先休息一下,等会儿再继续工作。

nǐ xiān xiū xi yī xià, děng huìr zài jì xù gōng zuò。

Rest for a bit first, then continue working in a while.

银行存款每年会产生一定的利息。

yín háng cún kuǎn měi nián huì chǎn shēng yī dìng de lì xī。

Bank deposits generate a certain amount of interest every year.

Words with 息

止息

zhǐ xī

to cease

降息

jiàng xī

to lower interest rates

信息管理

xìn xī guǎn lǐ

information management

利息率

lì xi lǜ

interest rate

信息化

xìn xī huà

informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)

出息

chū xī

to yield interest, profit etc

出息

chū xi

future prospects

消息来源

xiāo xi lái yuán

web feed

窒息

zhì xī

to choke

自强不息

zì qiáng bù xī

to strive unremittingly

脉息

mài xī

pulse

遗传信息

yí chuán xìn xī

genetic information

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