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習
简 习 · 繁 習Characters in this entry
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2 · xi2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 8 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zaap6 · zap6
Cantonese word readings for 習. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (obsolete) to flap (the wings); to flutter; to repeatedly flap the wings
- to practice; to exercise; to review
- to study; to learn
- to become familiar with; to be used to
- habit; custom
- (literary, obsolete) trusted follower
- often; frequently
- a surname
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