休

xiū

Radical: 亻 ideographic

Components & Etymology

休 decomposes into the following components:

亻 木

Words containing 休

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 休.

不休
bù xiū
endlessly
且休
qiě xiū
rest for now
乞休
qǐ xiū
to request permission to resign from an official position (old)
介休
jiè xiū
Jiexiu county level city in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi
休会
xiū huì
to adjourn
休假
xiū jià
to take a vacation
休克
xiū kè
shock
休兵
xiū bīng
to cease fire
休养
xiū yǎng
to recuperate
休妻
xiū qī
to repudiate one's wife
休学
xiū xué
to suspend schooling
休宁
xiū níng
Xiuning county in Huangshan 黃山|黄山[Huang2 shan1], Anhui

Related characters (radical 亻)

Characters that share the radical 亻.

㐌 亻 亿 什 仁 仂 仃 仅 仆 仇 仉 仍 仔 仕 他 仗 付 仙 仞 仟 仡 代 仨 仪

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