休(xiū)

HSK 16 strokes
Readingsxiūxǔ

surname Xiu

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiū / xǔ
Meaning
surname Xiu
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 休 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻木

A person 亻 leaning against a tree 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén木mù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 休 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 休

Common words using 休 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiū休xi息
HSK 1

rest

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xiū休jià假
HSK 2

to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

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tuì退xiū休
HSK 3

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

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xiū休xián闲
HSK 5

leisure

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xiū休kè克
HSK 7-9

(medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock

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xiū休xiǎng想
HSK 7-9

don't think (that)

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xiū休mián眠
HSK 7-9

(biology) dormant

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xiū休yǎng养
HSK 7-9

to recuperate

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息假退闲克想眠养

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