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襲

简袭 · 繁襲

Mandarin · pinyin xí

(bound form) to raid; to attack
(bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate
(literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

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袭: xí · raid, attack; inherit

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2 · xi2

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zaap6 · zap6

Cantonese word readings for 襲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

to attack; to raid
to follow the pattern; to carry on as before
to lap over; to superpose
to inherit
Classifier for a suit or set of clothes.
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Hokkien) alternative form of 軀 /躯 (su, “Classifier for sets of clothing”)

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