心
Primary radical
心 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 息.
CHINESE CHARACTER
息 (xī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
xī
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; newsHSK 110 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
自 · 心
Visible components
息 is decomposed as ⿱自心.
STROKES · 10
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 息 in 10 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 息
HSK 1 · rest; to rest
HSK 4 · (piece of) news; information; message
HSK 4 · information; news; message
HSK 6 · interest (on a loan)
HSK 7-9 · to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism); future prospects; profit; to mature; to grow up
HSK 7-9 · the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
FAQ
What does 息 (xī) mean in Chinese?
to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
How do you write 息 in stroke order?
息 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 息?
心 is the radical in 息. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 息?
休息 (xiūxi): rest; to rest; 消息 (xiāoxi): (piece of) news; information; message; 信息 (xìnxī): information; news; message.