Mnemonic comic for 休

xiū = xi + ou1: to rest / to stop doing sth for a period of time / to cease / (imperative) don't

Mnemonic symbol: a nice comfortable folding chair for resting.

Rosa Luxemburg (亻) took Xi Shi (xi) for a long trip to the outhouse, and now Marie Curie is tired. Luckily there's a nice and big Christmas tree (木) in front of the outhouse (ou1), so Rosa Luxemburg sets up Xi Shi's folding chair (休) in its shadow to let her rest (休).