袭

襲
xí
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frequent character
(bound form) to raid, to attack

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

袭 has 衣 clothing as a picture part and 龙, short for 龖, as a sound part; the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant the left lapels on burial clothes, then grew to wearing layers, inheriting, and continuing. The sense 'to attack' was borrowed only for its sound.

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Homophones

席xí
woven mat, seat, banquet
习xí
(bound form) to practice, to study

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