Characters · 6 strokes
休
xiū rest
Where the shape comes from
A person, 亻, leaning against a tree, 木. Resting.
亻person
木tree
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
休息
xiūxi
to rest
退休
tuìxiū
to retire
休假
xiūjià
to take time off
Watch out: the mistake people make
Leaving out the 亻 and writing only 木. The person is the whole point.