1. noun interest
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 利息 (Guoyu '息' n 3)
  2. noun news
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '息' n 4)
  3. noun breath
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: FGS translation standard: breath (Guoyu '息' n 1; Kroll 2015 '息' 1)
  4. noun rest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '息' v 2; Unihan '息')
  5. verb to put stop to; to end; to cease
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 自强不息 'to strenghen oneself without stopping' (CCI p. 36; CC-CEDICT '自強不息'; Guoyu '息' v 3; Guoyu '自強不息'; Kroll 2015 '息' 2; Unihan '息')
  6. verb to calm oneself
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '息' 3)
  7. verb to multiply; to increase
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '息' v 4; Kroll 2015 '息' 4)
  8. noun one's children
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '息' n 2; Kroll 2015 '息' 5)
  9. noun fat meat; fat
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 贅肉 (Guoyu '息' n 5)
  10. proper noun Xi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '息' n 6)
  11. verb to breathe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '息' v 1; Kroll 2015 '息' 1)
  12. noun rest; śama
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: śama, Japanese: soku (BCSD '息', p. 480; MW 'śama'; SH '息', p. 325; Unihan '息')

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