栖息

Traditional form:

棲息

Pinyin (reading):

qīxī

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 栖 - perch, roost, to stay
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news

Traditional characters:

• 棲 - perch, roost, to stay
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news