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<WL>息 [xī] 气息 breath; 息喘 breathe/pant/gasp; 叹息 sigh; 安息 rest/sleep, 停息 stop; 利息 interest (on a loan/etc.) [xi] 消息 news/info; 休息 rest | <WL>息 [xī] 气息 breath; 息喘 breathe/pant/gasp; 叹息 sigh; 安息 rest/sleep, 停息 stop; 利息 interest (on a loan/etc.) [xi] 消息 news/info; 休息 rest | ||
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| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 息() xī ‘breathe/pant’ combines 心() xīn ‘heart’ (cardiopulmonary), and 自(𦣹) zì ‘nose’ (as in 鼻): breathe a deep 鼻息 | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 息() xī ‘breathe/pant’ combines 心() xīn ‘heart’ (cardiopulmonary), and 自(𦣹) zì ‘nose’ (as in 鼻): breathe a deep 鼻息 breath (through the nose), and take a breather. |
| − | + | Compare: 熄() xī ‘fire starter (cinders); extinguish (turn to cinders)’; 吸() xī ‘inhale’. | |
| + | “[息] To breathe, take breath; to rest, repose; stop, cease, extinguish; enjoy the rest, well-being, prosperity, profit, interest on money [利息]; to thrive, (have) sons and daughters” —Karlgren(AD). | ||
Note: 音息 yīnxī ‘message’; 消息 xiāoxi ‘news’ (lit. “eliminates/destroys rest”, i.e., no news is good/restful/peaceful news). | Note: 音息 yīnxī ‘message’; 消息 xiāoxi ‘news’ (lit. “eliminates/destroys rest”, i.e., no news is good/restful/peaceful news). | ||
Note: 息 xī ‘interest (on a loan/etc.)’ is an old meaning, attested in 《周礼》; cf. 利息, 滋息, 年息, 月息. | Note: 息 xī ‘interest (on a loan/etc.)’ is an old meaning, attested in 《周礼》; cf. 利息, 滋息, 年息, 月息. | ||
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HDZ: 息 : xī : 呼吸时进出的气, 气息; 叹息; 滋息, 生长; 停止; 休息; 灭, 消失; 慰劳; 归, 返; 安定, 安宁; 儿子; 利息 (年息, 月息); 瘜: 赘肉 (息肉); (侯国名); (姓) | HDZ: 息 : xī : 呼吸时进出的气, 气息; 叹息; 滋息, 生长; 停止; 休息; 灭, 消失; 慰劳; 归, 返; 安定, 安宁; 儿子; 利息 (年息, 月息); 瘜: 赘肉 (息肉); (侯国名); (姓) | ||
HDC: 鼻息 : 从鼻腔出入的气息; 熟睡时的鼾声; (喻) 声势, 气势 | HDC: 鼻息 : 从鼻腔出入的气息; 熟睡时的鼾声; (喻) 声势, 气势 | ||
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