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息
xī
Main
English Definitionbreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest
Simplified Script息
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinxī, Taiwan pr. xí
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧ, Taiwan pr. ㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sik1

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Words With Same Head Word    
息息相关xī xī xiāngguānclosely bound up (idiom); intimately related
息肉xīròu(medicine) polyp
息率xīlǜinterest rate
息怒xīnùto calm down; to quell one's anger
息事宁人xī shì níng rénto keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
Words With Same Tail Word    
信息xìnxīinformation; news; message
气息qìxībreath; smell; odor; flavor
利息lìxīinterest (on a loan)
叹息tànxīto sigh; to gasp (in admiration)
窒息zhìxīto choke; to stifle; to suffocate
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