休
U+4F11
6 STROKES
Entry·pron. xiū
ㄒㄧㄡ
“To rest or stop doing something; to cease; don't (imperative); to retire from work; to break off a marriage engagement; also a surname.”
Taiwan rank
#745
Radical
人human
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 退休to leave one's job permanently due to age, years of service, or personal choice; to stop working and live on a pension or savings
- 休息to rest; to take a break; to cease work or activity temporarily; to recuperate; to rest in peace (euphemism for death, chiefly Taiwan).
- 休閒leisure; relaxation; free time away from work; not engaged in work; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
- 休假to take leave; to go on vacation; a temporary absence from work or duty.
- 退休金ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣretirement pension; regular payments received after leaving employment; lump-sum or ongoing benefit paid to retired workers
- 休憩ㄒㄧㄡ ㄑㄧˋto rest; to take a break; to relax.
- 休養ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇto rest and recuperate; to convalesce; (of a government) to allow people's livelihoods to recover and develop
- 不休ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡwithout rest; ceaselessly; endlessly; incessantly
- 休息室ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧˊ ㄕˋa room for resting; a lounge; a break room
- 休耕ㄒㄧㄡ ㄍㄥto leave farmland fallow; to suspend cultivation to restore soil fertility or due to poor growing conditions
- 休克ㄒㄧㄡ ㄎㄜˋshock; a medical condition of acute circulatory failure; low blood pressure, cold pale skin, and possible loss of consciousness
- 休學ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄩㄝˊto temporarily stop attending school; to take a leave of absence from school while keeping student status
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