习 (xí) — (bound form) to practice, to learn, to study; (bound form) habit, custom; (surname) Xi
Definition
习 (xí) is a bound morpheme, almost never used alone — it appears in words like 学习 ('to study'), 习惯 ('habit'), and 复习 ('to review'). As a surname it is read Xí.
bound form
to practiceto learnto studyhabitcustom(surname) Xi
Examples
- 。Xué xí shì jìn bù de jī shí.Learning is the foundation of progress.
- 。Tā hěn kuài jiù xí guàn le zhè lǐ de shēng huó.He quickly got accustomed to life here.
- 。Zhè běn shū xū yào rèn zhēn fù xí.This book needs careful review.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 習; 习 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 習 pairs 羽 (wings) with 日 (sun), showing a bird learning to fly; the simplified 习 is a later shorthand.
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