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息 [xī]
【Verb】
1. 呼吸时进出的气: breath; the air entering and exiting during breathing.
Examples: 鼻息 (nasal breath); 喘息 (panting); 叹息 (sigh); 窒息 (suffocation)
2. 停止,歇: stop; cease.
Examples: 休息 (rest); 歇息 (rest); 息怒 (calm down anger); 息兵 (cease hostilities); 息事宁人 (set aside disputes to bring peace).
3. 繁殖,滋生: grow; proliferate.
Examples: 休养生息 (rejuvenate); 滋息 (grow).
4. 音信: news; message.
Examples: 消息 (message); 信息 (news).
5. 儿女: children; offspring.
Examples: 子息 (sons and daughters).
6. 利钱: interest; profit from money.
Examples: 息率 (interest rate); 利息 (interest); 月息 (monthly interest).
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息 [xī]
【Noun】
1. 气息,呼吸时出入的气: breath; the air entering and exiting during breathing.
Examples: 一息尚存 (a breath still exists); 鼻息 (nasal breath).
2. 利息,利钱: interest.
Examples: 息利 (interest); 息金 (interest, money).
3. 消息: news; message.
Examples: 息耗 (news).
4. 亲生子女: one's own children.
Examples: 息子 (biological son); 息女 (biological daughter).
5. 春秋时诸侯国名: Xi state, located in present-day Xi County, Henan Province.
6. 姓: surname; there were historical figures with the surname 息.
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【Additional Meanings】
1. 呼吸时出入的气: refers specifically to breath, such as "窒息" (suffocation) or "一息尚存" (a breath still exists).
2. 子女、儿子: relates to offspring, as in "子息".
3. 利钱: interest on loans, e.g., "月息" (monthly interest).
4. 音讯、音信: alludes to news and communication.
5. 赘肉: refers to excessive flesh or flab.
6. 姓: as a last name, noted in historical records.
【Verb】
1. 呼吸、喘气: to breathe or pant.
2. 休憩、放松身心: to rest or relax.
3. 停止、消失: to stop or cease.
4. 繁殖、滋长: to proliferate or breed.
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