袭 (xí) — to make a surprise attack on, to raid; to follow (a pattern), to inherit (a title or rank); to plagiarize, to copy
Definition
Bound form meaning 'to raid, to inherit, or to plagiarize.' It only appears inside compound words like 袭击 (raid), 世袭 (hereditary), 抄袭 (plagiarize) — never alone.
bound form
to make a surprise attack onto raidto follow (a pattern)to inherit (a title or rank)to plagiarizeto copy
Examples
- 。Dí jūn bàn yè xí jī le wǒ fāng yíng dì.The enemy raided our camp at midnight.
- ，。Zhè zhǒng jué wèi shì shì xí de, dài dài xiāng chuán.This title is hereditary, passed down from generation to generation.
- 。Zhè piān lùn wén wán quán shì chāo xí bié rén de chéng guǒ.This paper is a complete copy of someone else's work.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 襲; 袭 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
龖
龖dá襲xí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
In the traditional form 襲, 衣 shows cloth and 龖 gives the sound; the simplified 袭 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical components.
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