习

習
xí
#675 most
frequent character
(bound form) to practice, to study

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

习 is a short form of 習. The old character used 彗 huì and 日 sun, and first meant 'to dry quickly'. 彗 also supplied the sound. The sense 'to practice, study' was borrowed for sound, and 'habit' and 'custom' grew from it.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

习Xi2
surname Xi

Homophones

席xí
woven mat, seat, banquet
袭xí
(bound form) to raid, to attack

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