| 習 | 729C50 50.41 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄒㄧˊ [xi2] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) Habit, customs: 惡習 bad habits; 陋習 bad customs; 積習 old habits; 習慣，習氣，習性 [xi2guan4], [xi2qi0], [xi2xing4]↓; 習慣成自然 what is habitually done becomes natural; 習與性成 (AC) habit becomes second nature; 性相近，習相遠 men are born about the same, but habits make them differ. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To learn, practise, exercise: 學習 learn (writing, medicine, technique, etc.); 練習 to exercise, an exercise; 溫習，複習 review (lessons); 講習 teach (history, etc.); 演習 (n. & v.i.) exercise, military drill, practice. (2) Be used to, accustomed to, form habit: 習非成是 what becomes customary is accepted as right; 習惰 (LL) become habitually lazy; 習以為常 get accustomed to s.t. | |||||
| Adj. | Familiar: 習俗 [xi2su2]↓; 狎習 become intimate with (person). | |||||
| Adv. | Often: 習見 see oftentimes; 習 be familiar with (a fact); 習聞 have often heard. | |||||
| Words | 1. 習兵 [xi2bing1], (1) v.i., to be trained as soldier; (2) adj., versed in military matters. 2. 習氣 [xi2qi0], n., habits (good, bad), habitual temperament. 3. 習得性 [xi2de2xing4], phr., acquired habit, response. 4. 習定 [xi2ding4], v.i., (Budd. & Neo-Confucian) mental discipline to free mind of thoughts and desires. 5. 習慣 [xi2guan4], n., habits; customs: 惡習慣 bad customs or habits (cf. [xi2su2]↓); 習慣法 common law based on actual practice; 習慣性 habitual nature. 6. 習流 [xi2liu2], n., (AC) soldiers trained in swimming. 7. 習滅 [xi2mie4], phr., from 習善滅惡 (Budd.) learn good and forsake evil. 8. 習染 [xi2ran3], n., habit (from “contagion”). 9. 習性 [xi2xing4], n., temperament, habitual nature. 10. 習習 [xi2xi2], adj., (AC) rustling of wind or wings; (AC) gaily gathered together. 11. 習熟 [xi2shu2], adj., familiar. 12. 習俗 [xi1su2], n., local customs. 13. 習題 [xi2ti2], n., exercises provided in textbooks. 14. 習字 [xi2zi4], v.i., to learn calligraphy; learn new words. | |||||