xī
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xi
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Ø1:
breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Mnemonic
Xi Shi (xi) practices breathing (息) fire in front of the space station (Ø1) while watching herself in a hand mirror (自). Because she is so exited her heart (心) is pounding very hard.