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<WL>息 [xī] breath; stop  [xi] 消息 xiāoxi news; 休息 xiūxi rest
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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
 
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From 自 (zì) ‘nose’ and 心 (xīn) ‘heart’.
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 息(􁲃) xī ‘breathe/pant’ combines 自(􀥿𦣹) ‘nose’ (as in 鼻, cf. 鼻息 ‘breath’), and 心(􁲂) xīn ‘heart’.
 
“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.
 
“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.
‘extinguish’ is etymologically the same word.
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Note: 音息 yīnxī ‘message’; 消息 xiāoxi ‘news’ (lit. “eliminates/destroys rest”, i.e., no news is good/restful/peaceful news).
吸 xī ‘inhale’ is etymologically unrelated.
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Note: 息 ‘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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Compare: 熄 xī ‘extinguish’; 吸 xī ‘inhale’.
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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)
 
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