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Learn Chinese Characters 021 休
Author: caren_zuo Date: 2007-08-11 21:50
by Caren Zuo
休 (xiū )

休 (rest)= 亻(dān rén pángr, a semantic part meaning people) +
木 (a semantic part meaning tree)
The character “休”was composed of two meaningful radicals. Different from xíng shēn zì, which was composed by a semantic part and a phonetic part, the character "休" is composed of two semantic parts.
The character 休 tell us one man is leaning against a tree. What is he doing? He is stopping working and taking a rest. Therefore, it has two important meaning, one is “rest”, and the other is “stop”.
Useful Phrases:
休息 (xiū xi) take a rest
休假 (xiū jiǎ) take a vacation or holiday
休闲 (xiū xián) be not at working and spend a leisure time.
休 (xiū )

休 (rest)= 亻(dān rén pángr, a semantic part meaning people) +
木 (a semantic part meaning tree)
The character “休”was composed of two meaningful radicals. Different from xíng shēn zì, which was composed by a semantic part and a phonetic part, the character "休" is composed of two semantic parts.
The character 休 tell us one man is leaning against a tree. What is he doing? He is stopping working and taking a rest. Therefore, it has two important meaning, one is “rest”, and the other is “stop”.
Useful Phrases:
休息 (xiū xi) take a rest
休假 (xiū jiǎ) take a vacation or holiday
休闲 (xiū xián) be not at working and spend a leisure time.
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