xiū

shade

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎnguǎng

  

roof

building

休 sound component

  Sound component

xiū

  

rest

Evolution

庥 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
庥 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
庥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
庥 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
庥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xiū

shade; shelter, protection; protection

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5292nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

9

Unicode

U+5EA5

Shuowen

“休,息止也。从人依木。庥,休或从广。”


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