Spot 息
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
息 component
xī · to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 息
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue息Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 息.
媳=
女
熄=
火
瘜=
疒
螅=
虫
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 息 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
媳妇xífuHSK 3.0 · L6熄火xīhuǒHSK 3.0 · L7-9熄灭xīmiè
to stop burning
HSK 3.0 · L7-9侄媳妇zhí xí fùbrother's son's wife
儿媳ér xídaughter-in-law
儿媳妇ér xí fùdaughter-in-law
吹熄chuī xīto blow out
堂弟媳táng dì xíwife of younger male cousin via male line
外甥媳妇wài sheng xí fùsister's son's wife
娶媳妇qǔ xí fùto get oneself a wife
婆媳pó xímother-in-law and daughter-in-law
媳妇儿xí fù rerhua form of 媳婦|媳妇[xi2 fu4]