How to write 习 (xí, “to practice”)

习 (xí), an HSK 1 character, means “to practice”, “to study” and “habit”. The traditional form is 習, 11 strokes instead of 3. Dictionaries list it under the radical 冫 (“ice”). Among the HSK words it appears in 学习 (“to learn”), 习惯 (“habit”) and 复习 (“to review”). Japanese keeps the traditional 習, read shuu (“learn”).

Pinyin

xí

Strokes

3

HSK

1

Radical

冫 (“ice”)

Traditional

習