歇

xiē

rest, stop, lodge

How to write 歇, stroke by stroke

to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while

Pictophonetic: semantic 欠 (yawn), phonetic 曷

Made of 曷 + 欠

停歇tíng xiēto stop for a rest
歇息xiē xito have a rest; to stay for the night; to go to bed; to sleep
冬歇期dōng xiē qīwinter break
安歇ān xiēto go to bed; to retire for the night
歇了吧xiē le ba(dialect) give me a break!; forget about it!
歇山顶xiē shān dǐng(East Asian) hip-and-gable roof
歇后语xiē hòu yǔanapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
歇心xiē xīnto drop the matter; to stop worrying
歇手xiē shǒuto rest; to take a break
歇业xiē yèto close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business
歇气xiē qìto have a break; to rest
歇脚xiē jiǎoto stop on the way for a rest

你看起来累了。你该歇息一会儿了。
nǐ kàn qǐ lái lèi le 。 nǐ gāi xiē xī yí huì er le 。
You look tired. You should rest a little.
我想让你歇歇。
wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ xiē xiē 。
I want you to take a break.