息(xī)

HSK 110 strokes

breath

Print a 息 worksheet PDFPractice writing 息

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xī
Meaning
breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 息 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱自心

To breathe (life, 心) through one's nose 自; 心 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

自zì心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 息 step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Words with 息

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

xiū休xi息
HSK 1

rest; to rest

Open 休息 page →
xìn信xī息
HSK 2

information; news; message

Open 信息 page →
lì利xī息
HSK 4

interest (on a loan)

Open 利息 page →
chū出xī息
HSK 7-9

to yield interest, profit etc

Open 出息 page →
chuǎn喘xī息
HSK 7-9

to gasp for breath

Open 喘息 page →
bù不xī息

continually; without a break; ceaselessly

Open 不息 page →
dī低xī息

low-interest

Open 低息 page →
yǎng仰rén人bí鼻xī息

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's li…

Open 仰人鼻息 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 息’s common words

休信利出喘不低仰

Ready to master 息?

Trace 息 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 息 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 1 →