Phonosemantic compound. 彗 represents the sound and 日 represents the meaning. Based on the original meaning "to scorch". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
習
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
習
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
習
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
習
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
習
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
習
Regular
Modern
Chinese
习 / 習 [Xí]
surname Xi
习 / 習 [xí]
to practice; to study; habit
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
習 しゅう、シー
Xi surname
CHINESE WORDS (81)
学习 [xuéxí] #1,218
to learn
习惯 [xíguàn] #1,291
habit
练习 [liànxí] #1,654
to practice
实习生 [shíxísheng] #4,725
intern (student)
实习 [shíxí] #4,993
to practice
演习 [yǎnxí] #6,555
maneuver
复习 [fùxí] #8,420
to review
习俗 [xísú] #9,810
custom
自习 [zìxí] #21,444
to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons)
习惯性 [xíguànxìng] #24,734
customary
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 練習 [れんしゅう] #1,069
practice
⭐ 習う [ならう] #2,941
to take lessons in
⭐ 習慣 [しゅうかん] #4,933
habit
⭐ 見習う [みならう] #6,840
to follow (someone's) example
⭐ 学習 [がくしゅう] #7,106
learning
⭐ 習得 [しゅうとく] #8,421
learning
⭐ 見習い [みならい] #8,987
apprenticeship
⭐ 風習 [ふうしゅう] #12,084
custom
⭐ 習性 [しゅうせい] #13,669
habit
⭐ 演習 [えんしゅう] #14,354
practice
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