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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiū
休
休
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rest; stop
- Numbered pinyin
- xiu1
- English meanings
- to rest; to stop; to cease; to not (do something)
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mend
smell; sniff
rotten; decayed
elegant; show
embroidery
shy; ashamed; shame
sleeve
to corrode
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- 休息
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