Meaning
to practice; to study; habit
Chinese: 学习、练习或习惯。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 习 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 学习xué xíto learn; to study
- 习惯xí guànhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
- 练习liàn xíto practice; exercise; drill; practice
- 实习shí xíto practice; field work; to intern; internship
- 复习fù xíto review; revision
Example Sentence
每天复习是个好习惯。Měi tiān fù xí shì ge hǎo xí guàn.Reviewing every day is a good habit.
每天Měi tiānevery day复习fù xíto review是shìis个ge(measure word)好hǎogood习惯xí guànhabit。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 習: feathers (羽) over a sun/self element, picturing a young bird flapping its wings over and over. It means ‘to practise / be used to’.
A way to remember it
A fledgling beating one wing again and again — practice.
Easy to confuse with
- 羽‘Feather’: the full pair of wings; 习 is just one of them.