Usage of the character 息

breath
news
interest (on an investment or loan)
to cease
to stop
to rest
Taiwan pr. (xí)

rùxī

入息

[入息]

income (Hong Kong)

zhìxī

窒息

[窒息]

to choke
to stifle
to suffocate

shàoxī

稍息

[稍息]

Stand at ease! (military)
Taiwan pr. (shāoxí)

xīpíng

息屏

[息屏]

to turn off the screen

Xīxiàn

息县

[息縣]

Xi county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

xiāoxi

消息

[消息]

news
information
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

jiǎnxī

减息

[減息]

to lower the interest rate

xīpiào

息票

[息票]

interest coupon
dividend coupon

niánxī

年息

[年息]

annual interest

lìxī

利息

[利息]

interest (on a loan)
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ)

xīlü

息率

[息率]

interest rate

bǐngxī

屏息

[屏息]

hold one's breath

zuòxī

作息

[作息]

to work and rest

tànxī

叹息

[嘆息]

to sigh; to gasp (in admiration)

Anxī

安息

[安息]

Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)

qīxī

栖息

[棲息]

(of a bird) to perch
(of creatures in general) to inhabit
to dwell

xījiān

息肩

[息肩]

(literary) to put down one's burden
to rest
to stay (at an inn etc)

shēngxī

升息

[升息]

to raise interest rates

chūxī

出息

[出息]

to yield interest, profit etc
to exhale (Buddhism)

jiàngxī

降息

[降息]

to lower interest rates

shēngxī

生息

[生息]

to inhabit
to live (in a habitat)

chuǎnxī

喘息

[喘息]

to gasp for breath
to take a breather

jiāngxī

将息

[將息]

(literary) to rest
to recuperate

xìnxī

信息

[信息]

information
news
message

màixī

脉息

[脈息]

pulse

gūxī

姑息

[姑息]

excessively tolerant
to overindulge (sb)
overly conciliatory
to seek appeasement at any price

bíxī

鼻息

[鼻息]

breath

zīxī

孳息

[孳息]

interest (from an investment, esp. an endowment)

yǒuxī

有息

[有息]

interest-bearing (bank account)

xùnxī

讯息

[訊息]

information; news; message
text message; SMS

miǎnxī

免息

[免息]

interest-free

zhǐxī

止息

[止息]

to cease
to end

shēngxī

声息

[聲息]

sound (often with negative, not a sound)
whisper

qìxī

气息

[氣息]

breath
smell
odor
flavor

tiēxī

贴息

[貼息]

to discount the interest on a bill of exchange

shùnxī

瞬息

[瞬息]

in a flash
twinkling
ephemeral

ānxī

安息

[安息]

to rest; to go to sleep
to rest in peace

wúxī

无息

[無息]

interest-free

píngxī

平息

[平息]

(of wind etc) to subside; to die down
to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
to suppress (a rebellion etc)

chūxi

出息

[出息]

future prospects
profit
to mature
to grow up

quánxī

全息

[全息]

holographic

xīnù

息怒

[息怒]

to calm down
to quell one's anger

Xīfēng

息烽

[息烽]

Xifeng county in Guiyang 貴陽／贵阳 ( Guìyáng), Guizhou

xīzhēng

息争

[息爭]

to settle a dispute

dīxī

低息

[低息]

low-interest

zànxī

暂息

[暫息]

a lull (in the storm)
brief break (in rain)

yǎnxī

偃息

[偃息]

(literary) to take a rest
(literary) to cease

chāixī

拆息

[拆息]

daily interest on a loan

xīròu

息肉

[息肉]

(medicine) polyp

xiēxi

歇息

[歇息]

to have a rest
to stay for the night
to go to bed
to sleep

jiāxī

加息

[加息]

to raise interest rates

tíngxī

停息

[停息]

to stop
to cease

yuèxī

月息

[月息]

monthly interest

běnxī

本息

[本息]

principal and interest (on a loan)

gǔxī

股息

[股息]

dividend

bùxī

不息

[不息]

continually
without a break
ceaselessly

xiūxi

休息

[休息]

rest
to rest

shùnxī

𥆧息

[瞤息]

in a flash
twinkling
ephemeral

ānxīxiāng

安息香

[安息香]

Styrax officinalis or Styrax benzoin
benzoin resin (used in TCM)
Benzoinum

xìnxīlùn

信息论

[信息論]

information theory

ānxīrì

安息日

[安息日]

Sabbath

xìnxītú

信息图

[信息圖]

infographic

lìxilü

利息率

[利息率]

interest rate

xìnxīhuà

信息化

[信息化]

informatization (the Information Age analog of industrialization)

pēnbíxī

喷鼻息

[噴鼻息]

to snort

xùnxīyuán

讯息原

[訊息原]

information source

xìnxīxué

信息学

[信息學]

information science

Xīfēngxiàn

息烽县

[息烽縣]

Xifeng county in Guiyang 貴陽／贵阳 ( Guìyáng), Guizhou

bíxīròu

鼻息肉

[鼻息肉]

nasal polyp

xìnxīsù

信息素

[信息素]

pheromone

qīxīdì

栖息地

[棲息地]

habitat

xiūxīshì

休息室

[休息室]

lobby
lounge

tóuxìnxī

头信息

[頭信息]

header (computing)

qìxīchù

憩息处

[憩息處]

rest area

Anxīguó

安息国

[安息國]

Parthia

xìnxīxìtǒng

信息系统

[信息系統]

information system

yǔshíxiāoxi

与时消息

[與時消息]

variable with the times
transient
impermanent

pūrèxītòng

扑热息痛

[撲熱息痛]

paracetamol (loanword)

shùnxīwànbiàn

瞬息万变

[瞬息萬變]

in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change

xìnxīshídài

信息时代

[信息時代]

information age

xiāoxilíngtōng

消息灵通

[消息靈通]

to be well-informed

yǎngrénbíxī

仰人鼻息

[仰人鼻息]

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living

xiāoxiláiyuán

消息来源

[消息來源]

web feed
news feed
syndicated feed

ānxīxiāngshǔ

安息香属

[安息香屬]

Styrax (tree genus)
snowdrop
benzoin

xīpíngxiǎnshì

息屏显示

[息屏顯示]

always-on display (AOD)

jíshíxiāoxi

即时消息

[即時消息]

instant message

wúshēngwúxī

无声无息

[無聲無息]

wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking
taciturn
not providing any news

xiāoxiduìliè

消息队列

[消息隊列]

message queue (computing)

gūxīyíhuàn

姑息遗患

[姑息遺患]

to tolerate is to abet

qǐjūzuòxī

起居作息

[起居作息]

lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
fig. everyday life; daily routine; to go about one's daily life

shēngshēngbùxī

生生不息

[生生不息]

to grow and multiply without end

xìnxījiǎnfáng

信息茧房

[信息繭房]

(Internet) echo chamber
filter bubble

zǒulòuxiāoxi

走漏消息

[走漏消息]

to divulge secrets

gūxīyǎngjiān

姑息养奸

[姑息養奸]

to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child

zìqiángbùxī

自强不息

[自強不息]

to strive unremittingly
self-improvement

yúnùwèixī

余怒未息

[餘怒未息]

to be still angry

shùnxīzhījiān

瞬息之间

[瞬息之間]

in the wink of an eye
in a flash

chūcuòxìnxī

出错信息

[出錯信息]

error message (computing)

xìnxījìshù

信息技术

[信息技術]

information technology; IT

yǎnqíxīgǔ

偃旗息鼓

[偃旗息鼓]

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
to give in

xìnxilíngtōng

信息灵通

[信息靈通]

see 消息靈通／消息灵通 (xiāoxilíngtōng)

qiǎowúshēngxī

悄无声息

[悄無聲息]

quietly
noiselessly

Cānkǎo Xiāoxī

参考消息

[參考消息]

Reference News (PRC limited-distribution daily newspaper)

xīxīxiāngguān

息息相关

[息息相關]

closely bound up (idiom); intimately related

xīshìníngrén

息事宁人

[息事寧人]

to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

yíchuánxìnxī

遗传信息

[遺傳信息]

genetic information

xiǎodàoxiāoxi

小道消息

[小道消息]

hearsay
gossip

yǎnyǎnyīxī

奄奄一息

[奄奄一息]

dying
at one's last gasp

ānxīxiāngzhī

安息香脂

[安息香脂]

benzoinum
benzoin resin (used in TCM)

nèixiànxiāoxi

内线消息

[內線消息]

insider information

chuānliúbùxī

川流不息

[川流不息]

the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow

zuòxīshíjiān

作息时间

[作息時間]

daily schedule
daily routine

yǎowúxiāoxī

杳无消息

[杳無消息]

see 杳無音信／杳无音信 (yǎowúyīnxìn)

qìxīyǎnyǎn

气息奄奄

[氣息奄奄]

to have only a breath of life (idiom)

ānxīhuíxiāng

安息茴香

[安息茴香]

see 孜然 (zīrán), cumin

ānxīxiāngkē

安息香科

[安息香科]

Styracaceae, tree family including silver-bell, snowdrop and benzoin

xiūyǎngshēngxī

休养生息

[休養生息]

to recover
to recuperate

jīngjiǔ-bùxī

经久不息

[經久不息]

prolonged (applause, cheering etc)

xìnxītúxíng

信息图形

[信息圖形]

infographic

xìnxīguǎnlǐ

信息管理

[信息管理]

information management

gōnggòngxiūxīshì

公共休息室

[公共休息室]

shared lounge; common room

shǒuxíxìnxīguān

首席信息官

[首席信息官]

chief information officer (CIO)

zuòxīshíjiānbiǎo

作息时间表

[作息時間表]

daily schedule
work schedule

guǎnlǐxìnxīkù

管理信息库

[管理信息庫]

Management Information Base
MIB

huàxuéxìnxīsù

化学信息素

[化學信息素]

semiochemical

zhìxīxìngdújì

窒息性毒剂

[窒息性毒劑]

choking agent

xiāoxilíngtōngrénshì

消息灵通人士

[消息靈通人士]

well-informed source; person with inside information

xìnxīyǔtōngxùnjìshù

信息与通讯技术

[信息與通訊技術]

information and communication technology, ICT

shēngmìngbùxī,zhàndòubùzhǐ

生命不息，战斗不止

[生命不息，戰鬥不止]

while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

rìchū'érzuò,rìrù'érxī

日出而作，日入而息

[日出而作，日入而息]

lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

Guójiā Hùliánwǎng Xìnxī Bàngōngshì

国家互联网信息办公室

[國家互聯網信息辦公室]

Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)

Zhōngguó Guófáng Kējì Xìnxī Zhōngxīn

中国国防科技信息中心

[中國國防科技信息中心]

China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)

Zhōngguó Rénquán Mínyùn Xìnxī Zhōngxīn

中国人权民运信息中心

[中國人權民運信息中心]

Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong