漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
息: breath, respiration
Also: son, interest (on money), rest, coming to an end
JLPT N310 strokesGrade 3Your ink: 白 Not met
自 and 心 carry the meaning
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ソクsoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 子息しそくson
- 消息しょうそくnews, information
- 利息りそくinterest (bank)
- 喘息ぜんそくasthma
- 休息するきゅうそくするtake a rest
- 窒息するちっそくするsuffocate [v.i.]
いきiki · kun'yomi · on its own
- 息いきbreath
- ため息ためいきsigh
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 息子むすこson
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xī
Same form: 息 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 息 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 息 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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