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作息

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Pīnyīn
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to work and rest

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Pīnyīn
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standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
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Four corner
Cangjie
作
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *作* | 作* | *作
7画
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
2821.1
OHS
息
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *息* | 息* | *息
10画
rest, put stop to, end, cease
2633.0
HUP

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
作息
to work and rest
作
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  *作* | 作* | *作
(bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
作
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *作* | 作* | *作
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works
 息
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *息* | 息* | *息
(bound form) breath / (bound form) to cease; to stop / (bound form) to rest / (bound form) news / (bound form) interest (on money) / (bound form) to grow; to multiply / (literary) one's child / Taiwan pr. [xi2]