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習 xí

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xí | xi2
English translation
to study, to practice; habit

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About 習 xí

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

習 xí

Contains the radical

羽 yǔ

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

Birds flying 羽 yǔ in the daytime 白 Bái

Etymology of 習 xí

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱羽白

Explanation

Simplified form of 習 xí . Origin unclear. The traditional component 白 Bái was removed for simplification.

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Words with 習 xí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
学习 xuéxí to learn學習
习惯 xíguàn habit習慣
练习 liànxí to practice練習
实习生 shí xí sheng intern (student)實習生
实习 shíxí to practice實習
演习 yǎnxí maneuver演習
复习 fùxí to review復習
习俗 xísú custom習俗
习 Xí habit習 xí
自习 zì xí individual study自習
习惯性 xí guàn xìng customary習慣性
习以为常 xí yǐ wéi cháng accustomed to習以為常
恶习 è xí vice惡習
补习 bǔ xí to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor補習
习性 xí xìng habits and properties習性
见习 jiàn xí to learn on the job見習
补习班 bǔ xí bān cram class補習班
练习场 liàn xí chǎng driving range (golf)練習場
温习 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc)溫習
陋习 lòu xí bad habits陋習
预习 yùxí to prepare a lesson預習
研习 yán xí research and study研習
习题 xí tí problem習題
习气 xí qì mannerism習氣

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