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The character "休" is constructed from the components for person and tree, forming an ideograph that visually suggests a person leaning against a tree to rest. Its structural integrity has been maintained across centuries, with the human element consistently placed beside the tree element to convey this core concept. The original meaning of physical repose gradually broadened to include the cessation or interruption of actions, reflecting a semantic expansion from concrete activity to abstract states of stoppage or break. This development has allowed the character to be employed in diverse linguistic contexts while retaining its foundational association with rest.
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我们休息一下吧。
他每天休息十分钟。
我的爷爷已经退休了。
他因为生病而休学。
公园里有休憩的长椅。
如果你累了，就休息一会儿。
公司决定休假一天以庆祝成功。
在完成这个项目之前，我们决不能休息。