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息 is a compound ideograph combining 自 (originally a depiction of the nose, later meaning "self") above the heart radical 心. This structure visually represents breathing, linking the nose's intake of air with the heart's rhythm. Its primary meaning is breath or panting, which naturally extended to mean resting or ceasing, as heavy breathing implies stopping to recover. Over time, the character also came to mean news, information, or messages, as well as financial interest or yield, broadening significantly from its original physiological sense.
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我需要休息一下。
这个消息很重要。
银行利息很高。
他深深地叹息。
信息时代来了。
我们作息要规律。
他的气息很微弱。
经过努力，矛盾终于平息了。