休

See also 体

Translingual

Stroke order

Phonosemantic interpretation

Old Chinese Initial /*k-/ lends semantic value Frame. Vowel /*-o-/ lends semantic value Curvature or Curve and surround/envelop. 木 an abbreviated form of phono-semantic indicator 槁 withered tree + semantic indicator 人 person → person resting against a curled, withered tree. Present-day meanings are via association and extension. Source: Howell & Morimoto

Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 人 (“man”) + 木 (“tree”) – a man (人) leaning against a tree (木), resting.

Han character

休 (radical 9 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人木 (OD), four-corner 2429₀, composition ⿰亻木)

1. rest, stop
2. retire
3. do not!

See also

• 体

References

• KangXi: page 96, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 440
• Dae Jaweon: page 203, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 117, character 18
• Unihan data for U+4F11

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Cantonese

Hanzi

休 (Yale yau1)

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Japanese

See also 休する

Noun

休 (hiragana きゅう, romaji kyū)

1. rest; vacation

Kanji

休 (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: きゅう (kyū), く (ku)
• Kun: やすむ (休む, yasumu), いこう (ikou), やめる (yameru)
• Nanori: やすみ (yasumi)

Compounds

• 休意 (きゅうい, kyūi): peace, tranquility
• 休演 (きゅうえん, kyūen): suspending performance
• 休暇 (きゅうか, kyūka): holiday, day off
• 休火山 (きゅうかざん, kyūkazan): dormant volcano
• 休会 (きゅうかい, kyūkai): adjournment, recess
• 休学 (きゅうがく, kyūgaku): suspension of studies
• 休刊 (きゅうかん, kyūkan): suspension of publication
• 休閑 (きゅうかん, kyūkan): fallowing
• 休館 (きゅうかん, kyūkan): library or museum closure
• 休漁 (きゅうりょう, kyūryō): suspension of fishing
• 休業 (きゅうぎょう, kyūgyō): business closure
• 休憩 (きゅうけい, kyūkei): rest
• 休校 (きゅうこう, kyūkō): school closure
• 休耕 (きゅうこう, kyūkō): lying fallow
• 休航 (きゅうこう, kyūkō): suspension of sailing
• 休講 (きゅうこう , kyūkō): canceled lecture
• 休載 (きゅうさい, kyūsai): suspension of publication
• 休止 (きゅうし, kyūshi): pause
• 休祥 (きゅうしょう, kyūshō): good omen

• 休場 (きゅうじょう, kyūjō): theater closure, stage absence
• 休職 (きゅうしょく, kyūshoku): suspension from office
• 休心 (きゅうしん, kyūshin): rest assured
• 休診 (きゅうしん, kyūshin): temporary closing of doctor's office
• 休錘 (きゅうすい, kyūsui): suspension of fabric factory operations
• 休戚 (きゅうせき, kyūseki): joy and sorrow
• 休戦 (きゅうせん, kyūsen): truce, armistice
• 休息 (きゅうそく, kyūsoku): rest, relaxation
• 足休 (あしやすめ, ashiyasume): resting feet
• 休怠 (きゅうたい, kyūtai): laziness
• 休廷 (きゅうてい, kyūtei): court recess
• 休転 (きゅうてん, kyūten): suspension of operations
• 休電 (きゅうでん, kyūden): electricity outage
• 休日 (きゅうじつ, kyūjitsu): holiday, day off
• 休泊所 (きゅうはくじょ, kyūhakujo): resting place
• 休符 (きゅうふ, kyūfu): rest (in music)
• 休眠 (きゅうみん, kyūmin): idle
• 休養 (きゅうよう, kyūyō): rest

Related terms

• 休ませる
• 休まる
• 休み
• 休める
• 休らう

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Korean

Hanja

休
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 휴 (revised: hyu, McCune-Reischauer: hyu)

• Name (hangeul): 쉴()

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Mandarin

Hanzi

休 (pinyin xiū (xiu1), Wade-Giles hsiu¹)

Compounds

• 休息

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Vietnamese

Han character

休 (hưu, hầu, hươu)

References

• Nom Foundation