袭 xí to attack
to attack; to raid; to inherit
How to remember 袭: 龙 dragon + 衣 clothes = to attack. The little brother pulls his dragon costume over his clothes and roars off to attack the kitchen.
Component breakdown
袭 = 龙 dragon + 衣 clothes
- 龙 dragon
- 衣 clothes
The little brother pulls his dragon costume over his clothes and roars off to attack the kitchen.
How it is used
- Two senses: 'to attack/raid' - 袭击 (xíjī) an attack, 突袭 (tūxí) surprise raid, 空袭 (kōngxí) air raid; and 'to inherit/copy' - 世袭 (shìxí) hereditary, 抄袭 (chāoxí) to plagiarize.
- 抄袭 (copy another's work as your own) is a key trap-word - plagiarism, not mere imitation.