休
See also: 体
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Han character
休 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 人木 (OD), four-corner 24290, composition ⿰亻木)
References
- KangXi: 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
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Characters in the same phonetic series (休) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 人 (“man”) + 木 (“tree”) – a man leaning against a tree, resting.
Pronunciation
Definitions
休
- to rest; to relax
- joyous; happy
- (archaic, literary) glory; virtue; goodness (what is worthy of praise and celebration)
- 虎拜稽首，對揚王休。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Hǔ bài qǐshǒu, duì yáng Wáng xiū. [Pinyin]
- Hu bowed with his head to the ground,
And in response displayed the goodness of the King.
虎拜稽首，对扬王休。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (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.]
- 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. [Pinyin]
- 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.
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.]
- 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
Compounds
Derived terms from 休
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References
- “Entry #2059”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
See also 休する
Readings
- Go-on: く (ku)
- Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)←きう (kiu, historical)
- Kun: やすまる (yasumaru, 休まる, Jōyō); やすむ (yasumu, 休む, Jōyō); やすめる (yasumeru, 休める, Jōyō); いこう (ikou, 休う)←いこふ (ikofu, historical); やすみ (yasumi, 休み); やすらい (yasurai, 休らい)←やすらひ (yasurafi, historical); やすらう (yasurau, 休らう)←やすらふ (yasurafu, historical); やむ (yamu, 休む); やめる (yameru, 休める); ゆくゆく (yukuyuku, 休く); よい (yoi, 休い)
- Nanori: たね (tane); のぶ (nobu); やす (yasu); やすみ (yasumi); やすむ (yasumu); よし (yoshi)
Compounds
Compounds containing 休
- 休意 (kyūi, “peace, tranquility”)
- 休演 (kyūen, “suspending performance”)
- 休暇 (kyūka, “holiday, day off”)
- 休火山 (kyūkazan, “dormant volcano”)
- 休会 (kyūkai, “adjournment, recess”)
- 休学 (kyūgaku, “suspension of studies”)
- 休刊 (kyūkan, “suspension of publication”)
- 休閑 (kyūkan, “fallowing”)
- 休館 (kyūkan, “library or museum closure”)
- 休漁 (kyūryō, “suspension of fishing”)
- 休業 (kyūgyō, “business closure”)
- 休憩 (kyūkei, “rest”)
- 休校 (kyūkō, “school closure”)
- 休耕 (kyūkō, “lying fallow”)
- 休航 (kyūkō, “suspension of sailing”)
- 休講 (kyūkō, “canceled lecture”)
- 休載 (kyūsai, “suspension of publication”)
- 休止 (kyūshi, “pause”)
- 休祥 (kyūshō, “good omen”)
- 休場 (kyūjō, “theater closure, stage absence”)
- 休職 (kyūshoku, “suspension from office”)
- 休心 (kyūshin, “rest assured”)
- 休診 (kyūshin, “temporary closing of doctor's office”)
- 休錘 (kyūsui, “suspension of fabric factory operations”)
- 休戚 (kyūseki, “joy and sorrow”)
- 休戦 (kyūsen, “truce, armistice”)
- 休息 (kyūsoku, “rest, relaxation”)
- 足休 (ashiyasume, “resting feet”)
- 休怠 (kyūtai, “laziness”)
- 休廷 (kyūtei, “court recess”)
- 休転 (kyūten, “suspension of operations”)
- 休電 (kyūden, “electricity outage”)
- 休日 (kyūjitsu, “holiday, day off”)
- 休泊所 (kyūhakujo, “resting place”)
- 休符 (kyūfu, “rest (in music)”)
- 休眠 (kyūmin, “idle”)
- 休養 (kyūyō, “rest”)
- 運休 (unkyū)
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 休 (MC hɨu).
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çu]
- Phonetic hangul: [휴]
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
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References
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