息 xī HSK1 breathe, rest Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: breath All meanings 5 xī 5 cease 2interest 2breath 1 1 sentence for 息 (xī — breath) 生命垂危之际，他只剩下一息尚存。 shēngmìng chuíwēi zhījì, tā zhǐ shèngxià yī xī shàngcún. On the brink of death, he had only a faint breath of life left. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary