HSK 2 · INDIVIDUAL WORD LESSON
休息
Word meaning
rest; to rest
Character components
- 亻rénperson
- 木mùtree
- 自zìself
- 心xīnheart
Etymology · 词源
Source confidence · 资料可信度：High · 高“休”早期字形表现人倚着树，本义是停下来歇息；“息”由“自”（早期表示鼻子）和“心”构成，最初与呼吸有关，后来引申为停止劳作、恢复体力。“休息”把两个相近的意思合在一起，就是让身体或精神暂停活动并恢复。
休 originally pictures a person resting by a tree. 息 combines 自—an early form meaning “nose”—with 心 “heart” and first referred to breathing, then extended to resting. Together, 休息 means to pause physical or mental activity and recover.
Learning picture · 记忆提示：A person rests by a tree and lets the breath settle. This is a learning aid based on the documented character histories, not a claim that the modern word was invented as a picture-story.
Sources · 资料来源
部件联想帮助记忆字形，不代替严格的汉字字源研究。基础整体字不会为了动画而强行拆解。Component associations support visual memory; they do not replace rigorous historical research. Basic whole characters are never forced into an artificial decomposition for animation.
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