<p>Why does 息 mean news?</p>

<p>The chraracter's etymology suggest it means "rest" - 
"From nose indicating breath and also phonetic 自 and heart or chest 心. Meaning to rest."</p>

<p>Source: <a href="http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&amp;characterInput=%E6%81%AF" rel="nofollow">http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&amp;characterInput=%E6%81%AF</a></p>

<p>So I guess, it is something to do with nose + heart as a metaphor for "interest". It might be understood as "What is dear(heart) to me(nose)"</p>

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Why does 息 mean news?
# Why does 息 mean news?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-15)

Why does 息 mean news?

The chraracter's etymology suggest it means "rest" -
"From nose indicating breath and also phonetic 自 and heart or chest 心. Meaning to rest."

Source: <http://chineseetymology.org/CharacterEtymology.aspx?submitButton1=Etymology&characterInput=%E6%81%AF>

So I guess, it is something to do with nose + heart as a metaphor for "interest". It might be understood as "What is dear(heart) to me(nose)"

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