休

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Han character 1.2.1 References 2 Cantonese 2.1 Hanzi 3 Japanese 3.1 Noun 3.2 Kanji 3.2.1 Readings 3.2.2 Compounds 3.3 Related terms 4 Korean 4.1 Hanja 5 Mandarin 5.1 Hanzi 5.1.1 Compounds

[edit] Translingual

Stroke order

[edit] Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意): 人 + 木

a man (人) leaning against a tree (木).

[edit] 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!

[edit] 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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[edit] Cantonese

[edit] Hanzi

休 (Yale yau1)

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Noun

休 (hiragana きゅう, romaji kyū)

1. rest; vacation

[edit] Kanji

休 (grade 1 kanji)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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): 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): 休錘 (きゅうすい, kyūsui): 休戚 (きゅうせき, kyūseki): 休戦 (きゅうせん, kyūsen): truce, armistice 休息 (きゅうそく, kyūsoku): rest, relaxation 足休 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): 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): 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):

[edit] Related terms

• 休ませる
• 休まる
• 休み
• 休める
• 休らう

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[edit] Korean

[edit] Hanja

休
Eumhun:

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

• Name (hangeul): 쉴()

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[edit] Mandarin

[edit] Hanzi

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

[edit] Compounds

• 休息