歇 xiē
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- Made of
- 曷 what, why, where, which, how 欠 to lack, to owe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
歇
xiē
to rest
Character
Example phrases
- 歇一会儿。 Xiē yí huìr. Rest for a little while.
- 你先歇歇。 Nǐ xiān xiē xie. You rest first.
- 我想歇会儿。 Wǒ xiǎng xiē huìr. I want to rest a bit.