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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
休 (Kangxi radical 9, 人 +4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人木 (OD ), four-corner 24290 , composition ⿰亻 木 )
Derived characters
𠁫 , 咻 , 𡜨 , 恘 , 𢫩 , 㳜 , 㹯 , 𭥶 , 𣐾 , 烌 , 𪻜 , 䏫 , 𫃢 , 𮔄 , 䛙 , 貅 , 𮔏 , 銝 , 𩗆 , 䮌 , 鮴 , 𪘆
𠉟 , 𠏕 , 𩢮 , 鵂 (鸺 ), 𭓭 , 茠 , 𩂯 , 髹 , 庥 , 㾋 , 恷 , 𤈢 , 烋 , 𪀪 , 𰂥
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 96 , character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 440
Dae Jaweon: page 203, character 2
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 117, character 18
Unihan data for U+4F11
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
茠
*qʰuː
烋
*qʰruː, *qʰru
恘
*kʰu
休
*qʰu
貅
*qʰu
咻
*qʰu, *qʰoʔ
庥
*qʰu
鵂
*qʰu
髤
*qʰu
髹
*qʰu
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 人 ( “ man ” ) + 木 ( “ tree ” ) – a man leaning against a tree, resting.
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
休
休
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
xiū
xiū
Middle Chinese
‹ xjuw ›
‹ xjuw ›
Old Chinese
/*qʰ(r)u/
/*qʰ(r)u/
English
rest (v.)
blessing
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
休
Reading #
1/1
No.
13919
Phonetic component
休
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
休
Old Chinese
/*qʰu/
Definitions
休
to rest ; to relax
joyous ; happy
休 戚與共/ 休 戚与共 ― xiū qīyǔgòng ― to share joys and sorrows; to be happy and sorrowful together
( archaic , literary ) glory ; virtue ; goodness ( what is worthy of praise and celebration )
( archaic , literary ) bliss ; auspicious omen
此 三 子 者 ,皆 布衣 之 士 也 ;懷 怒 未 發 ,休 祲 降 於 天 ,與 臣 而 將 四 矣 。 [Classical Chinese , trad. ] 此 三 子 者 ,皆 布衣 之 士 也 ;怀 怒 未 发 ,休 祲 降 于 天 ,与 臣 而 将 四 矣 。 [Classical Chinese , simp. ] From: Zhanguo Ce , circa 5th – 3rd centuries BCE Cǐ sān zǐ zhě, jiē bùyī zhī shì yě; huái nù wèi fā, xiū jìn jiàng yú tiān, yǔ chén ér jiāng sì yǐ. All of those three worthy men were heroes among humble commoners who, having not even released their wrath, saw omens auspicious to their heroic deeds and ruinous to their opponents dispatched by Heaven. Now, with me, there is about to be a fourth.
to stop ; to cease
喋喋不休 ― diédiébùxiū ― to talk endlessly
to retire
( historical ) to cast off one’s wife and send her home ; to divorce one's wife
do not ; don't
a surname
A transliteration of the English male given name Hugh
休 ·傑克曼 / 休 ·杰克曼 ― Xiū Jiékèmàn ― Hugh Jackman
Compounds
References
“Entry #2059 ”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C. , 2023 .
Proper Names And Translation Service, Xinhua News Agency , editor (1993 ), “Hugh 休”, in 世界人名翻译大辞典 (in Chinese), Beijing: China Translation & Publishing Corporation, →ISBN , →OCLC , page 1315 : “西方男子教名,亦作姓用 ” .
Japanese
Kanji
休
(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji )
Readings
Go-on : く ( ku )
Kan-on : きゅう ( kyū , Jōyō ) ←きう ( kiu , historical )
Kun : やすまる ( yasu maru , 休まる , Jōyō ) ; やすむ ( yasu mu , 休む , Jōyō ) ; やすめる ( yasu meru , 休める , Jōyō ) ; いこう ( iko u , 休う ) ←いこふ ( iko fu , 休ふ , historical ) ; やすみ ( yasu mi , 休み ) ; やすらい ( yasu rai , 休らい ) ←やすらひ ( yasu rafi , 休らひ , historical ) ; やすらう ( yasu rau , 休らう ) ←やすらふ ( yasu rafu , 休らふ , historical ) ; やむ ( ya mu , 休む ) ; やめる ( ya meru , 休める ) ; ゆくゆく ( yukuyu ku , 休く ) ; よい ( yo i , 休い )
Nanori : たね ( tane ) ; のぶ ( nobu ) ; やす ( yasu ) ; やすみ ( yasumi ) ; やすむ ( yasumu ) ; よし ( yoshi )
Noun
休( きゅう ) • (kyū ) ←きう ( kiu ) ?
rest ; vacation
Compounds
Compounds containing 休
休( きゅう ) 意( い ) ( kyūi , “ peace , tranquility ” )
休( きゅう ) 演( えん ) ( kyūen , “ suspending performance ” )
休( きゅう ) 暇( か ) ( kyūka , “ holiday , day off ” )
休( きゅう ) 火( か ) 山( ざん ) ( kyūkazan , “ dormant volcano ” )
休( きゅう ) 会( かい ) ( kyūkai , “ adjournment , recess ” )
休( きゅう ) 学( がく ) ( kyūgaku , “ suspension of studies ” )
休( きゅう ) 刊( かん ) ( kyūkan , “ suspension of publication ” )
休( きゅう ) 閑( かん ) ( kyūkan , “ fallowing ” )
休( きゅう ) 館( かん ) ( kyūkan , “ library or museum closure ” )
休( きゅう ) 漁( りょう ) ( kyūryō , “ suspension of fishing ” )
休( きゅう ) 業( ぎょう ) ( kyūgyō , “ business closure ” )
休( きゅう ) 憩( けい ) ( kyūkei , “ rest ” )
休( きゅう ) 校( こう ) ( kyūkō , “ school closure ” )
休( きゅう ) 耕( こう ) ( kyūkō , “ lying fallow ” )
休( きゅう ) 航( こう ) ( kyūkō , “ suspension of sailing ” )
休( きゅう ) 講( こう ) ( kyūkō , “ canceled lecture ” )
休( きゅう ) 載( さい ) ( kyūsai , “ suspension of publication ” )
休( きゅう ) 止( し ) ( kyūshi , “ pause ” )
休( きゅう ) 祥( しょう ) ( kyūshō , “ good omen ” )
休( きゅう ) 場( じょう ) ( kyūjō , “ theater closure , stage absence ” )
休( きゅう ) 職( しょく ) ( kyūshoku , “ suspension from office ” )
休( きゅう ) 心( しん ) ( kyūshin , “ rest assured ” )
休( きゅう ) 診( しん ) ( kyūshin , “ temporary closing of doctor 's office ” )
休( きゅう ) 錘( すい ) ( kyūsui , “ suspension of fabric factory operations ” )
休( きゅう ) 戚( せき ) ( kyūseki , “ joy and sorrow ” )
休( きゅう ) 戦( せん ) ( kyūsen , “ truce , armistice ” )
休( きゅう ) 息( そく ) ( kyūsoku , “ rest , relaxation ” )
足( あし ) 休( やすめ ) ( ashiyasume , “ resting feet ” )
休( きゅう ) 怠( たい ) ( kyūtai , “ laziness ” )
休( きゅう ) 廷( てい ) ( kyūtei , “ court recess ” )
休( きゅう ) 転( てん ) ( kyūten , “ suspension of operations ” )
休( きゅう ) 電( でん ) ( kyūden , “ electricity outage ” )
休( きゅう ) 日( じつ ) ( kyūjitsu , “ holiday , day off ” )
休( きゅう ) 泊( はく ) 所( じょ ) ( kyūhakujo , “ resting place ” )
休( きゅう ) 符( ふ ) ( kyūfu , “ rest (in music)” )
休( きゅう ) 眠( みん ) ( kyūmin , “ idle ” )
休( きゅう ) 養( よう ) ( kyūyō , “ rest ” )
運( うん ) 休( きゅう ) ( unkyū )
Related terms
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 休 (MC xjuw ).
Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
休 (eumhun 쉴 휴 ( swil hyu ) )
Hanja form? of 휴 ( “ rest ; relax ” ) .
Compounds
Compounds
휴면 (休眠 , hyumyeon )
휴전 (休戰 , hyujeon )
휴가 (休暇 , hyuga , “leave ; vacation ”)
휴식 (休息 , hyusik , “rest ; break ”)
휴일 (休日 , hyuil , “holiday ”)
휴지 (休紙 , hyuji , “waste paper ; tissue ”)
연휴 (連休 , yeonhyu , “holidays ”)
휴업 (休業 , hyueop , “temporary business closure ”)
휴게실 (休憩室 , hyugesil , “lounge ”)
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
休 : Hán Nôm readings: hưu
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