The character 休 is formed by combining the radical for a person (亻) next to the pictograph for a tree (木), creating the idea of a person leaning against a tree to "rest" or "stop". The character 庭 is composed of the roof radical (广) over the component 廷, which evokes a courtyard or formal hall, together meaning "court" or "courtroom". Thus, the two-character word 休庭 is formed by directly combining these visual-concept building blocks: the imagery of "resting/stopping" (休) is applied to the "court session" (庭) to create the meaning "to adjourn court".