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Kanji Detail for 息 - "breath, rest, son"

  • Meaning

    息 means "breath, rest, son."

    1. Breath - Air inhaled and exhaled.

    2. Rest - To take a break; to cease.

    3. Son - A male child.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    breath; respiration; son; interest (on money); rest; coming to an end

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    rest, put stop to, end, cease

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    breath; news; interest (on an investment or loan); to cease; to stop; to rest; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Breath. One inhale and one exhale make one 息. Also, sighing loudly is 太息. | To rest. Such as 休息, 安息. | Children. Such as calling minors 弱息. Also, when seeking profit from capital, the principal is called 母; the profit generated is called 息. Hence, 利息, 息錢.
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  • We're almost there.

  • I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

  • She had her only son die.

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  • She cared for her son.

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