習

習 · xí

practice; flapping wings

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

practice; flapping wings

Mandarin
xí
Cantonese
zaap6

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Readings in Japanese, Korean & Vietnamese

Readings recorded for 習 in other language traditions. These are character-level records, not word translations or interchangeable pronunciations.

Japanese 日本語

Grouped by the source’s kana notation; no frequency ranking is implied.

On’yomi · katakana

シュウジュウ

Kun’yomi · hiragana

ならうならい

Katakana generally indicates on’yomi; hiragana generally indicates kun’yomi. The source does not identify everyday, rare, historical or name use per reading. Kana strings are preserved, including any written endings; consult a Japanese word entry for actual use.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kJapanese ↗ · provisional property

シュウ ジュウ ならう ならい

Korean 한국어

Hanja readings · Hangul

습

Source codes are separated below. They are neither sounds nor tones; a character reading alone does not specify a whole word’s pronunciation.

Reading sources explained
습
KS X 1001 (0) · Educational Hanja (E)
Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kHangul ↗ · provisional property

습:0E

Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Character readings · Quốc ngữ

tập

Vietnamese readings associated with this Han character. This field alone does not establish word meanings, current usage, or a complete account of Hán-Nôm reading traditions.

Source record & scope

Unicode Unihan 17.0.0 · kVietnamese ↗ · provisional property

tập

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+7FD2
Radical
羽 · 124
Strokes
11 · Unihan
Residual
5

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

11 strokes
習
Strokes
11
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

11 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿱羽白(GHTKPV)
⿱⿰习习白(J)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 習

Character connections

1 catalogue records include this shape in their first retained IDS. Graphical containment does not imply shared etymology.

Component roles · attributed

  • 白 sound component · CJKVI analysis
    Source analysis · 白聲

    Line 13191 · ⿱羽自 · 白聲 · source reference 1070010
    # 【字通】⿱羽曰/會意

Source analyses, kept separate from modern IDS. CJKVI labels are not individually verified historical conclusions. Evidence & limits ↗

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History & distinctions

Related forms

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
zip · 似入 反切 · #3746

Guangyun-based transcriptions · PHONO-ML · CC BY 4.0. These describe historical reading categories, not modern word pronunciation.

Source row & reading categories

CSV line 19557 · zip = 深開三入侵邪

Automatically generated in the source dataset; the authors checked a subset and acknowledge possible errors. All source readings are retained separately. Notation & method ↗

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
xí
kCantonese
zaap6
kDefinition
practice; flapping wings
kTotalStrokes
11
kRSUnicode
124.5
kSimplifiedVariant
U+4E60
kGradeLevel
1

Readings across dictionaries

Hanyu Da Zidian
xí 53345.010
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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The attributed sentence collection is still small; this spelling has no retained example yet.

Study this character

Structure & connections

0.10
86dictionary records using 習4forms using this shape3attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
羽 above 白 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam
Source notation ^⿱羽白$(GHTKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱羽白$(GHTKPV)

^⿱⿰习习白$(J)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.