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習

“to learn”

習 is a surname from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. It is used in Chinese.

ChineseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Xi.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

習 goes back to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-ləp, meaning “to learn.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

習 comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sV-ləp (“to learn”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

習’s family of names

In Chinese usage, 習 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form XI. In Japanese usage, 習 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form HSI. In Chinese usage, 習 as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Си.

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習XiHsiСи

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習 has relatives in 3 languages.

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