| 止 |
zhǐ xī | to cease / to end |
| 止 |
zhǐ | to stop / to prohibit / until / only |
| 息 |
xī | (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] |