xiē
rest
Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
xiē
rest, stop, lodge; to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while
Most common words with 歇
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to rest | ||
Marshall (name) | ||
Michel or Mitchell (name) | ||
hysterical | ||
intermittent |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources