歇 (xiē) — Chinese Character

歇

xiē

to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while

Radical: 欠 HSK 5 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

歇 decomposes into the following components:

曷欠

Semantic component: 欠; phonetic component: 曷.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 歇.

停歇

tíng xiē

to stop for a rest

安歇

ān xiē

to go to bed

歇业

xiē yè

to close down (temporarily or permanently)

歇宿

xiē sù

歇心

xiē xīn

歇息

xiē xi

to have a rest

歇手

xiē shǒu

歇气

xiē qì

to have a break

歇脚

xiē jiǎo

to stop on the way for a rest

歇艎

xiē huáng

large warship

歇菜

xiē cài

Stop it! (recent Beijing and internet slang)

歇顶

xiē dǐng

Characters that share the radical 欠.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.