息 — sik

Parts that make up 息

How 息 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 息 as a ideographic compound involving 自, 心.

Korean example words with 息

• 영식寧息 Korean gloss: 편안히 쉼
• 비식鼻息 Korean gloss: 코로 쉬는 숨
• 흡식吸息 Korean gloss: 들이마시는 숨
• 여식女息 Korean gloss: 여자로 태어난 자식
• 기식氣息 Korean gloss: 숨을 쉼. 또는 그런 기운
• 자식子息 Korean gloss: 어린아이를 귀엽게 이르는 말
• 아식兒息 Korean gloss: 아들과 딸을 아울러 이르는 말
• 신식信息 Korean gloss: 먼 곳에서 전하는 소식이나 편지
• 영식令息 Korean gloss: 윗사람의 아들을 높여 이르는 말
• 탄식歎息 Korean gloss: 한탄하여 한숨을 쉼. 또는 그 한숨
• 우식愚息 Korean gloss: 남에게 자기의 아들을 낮추어 이르는 말
• 서식棲息 Korean gloss: 생물 따위가 일정한 곳에 자리를 잡고 삶

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 息

• 息子むすこ son; penis
• 息いき breath; breathing; concord
• 生息せいそく inhabiting; living
• 利息りそく interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
• 消息筋しょうそくすじ informed circles
• 消息しょうそく news (from someone); letter; contact
• 生息地せいそくち habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
• 終息しゅうそく cessation; (coming to an) end
• 窒息ちっそく suffocation; choking; asphyxia
• 子息しそく (another's) son
• 息吹いぶき breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.)
• 一人息子ひとりむすこ only son

Characters sharing the phonetic 自

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “식”

Other hanja with radical 心