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习 — to practice; to study; habit

to practice; to study; habit; custom

Pinyin
xí · Xí
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — xí, Xí — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 习: 3 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

习 — 3 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 习 in the HSK syllabus: 11

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 学习xuéxíto learn; to studyHSK 1
  2. 复习fùxíto review; revisionHSK 3
  3. 练习liànxíto practice; exercise; drill; practiceHSK 3
  4. 习惯xíguànhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used toHSK 3
  5. 预习yùxíto prepare a lessonHSK 4
  6. 自习zìxíto study outside of class timeHSK 4
  7. 实习shíxíto practice; field work; to intern; internshipHSK 5
  8. 补习bǔxíto take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutorHSK 6
  9. 习俗xísúcustom; tradition; local tradition; conventionHSK 6
  10. 温习wēnxíto reviewHSK 7–9
  11. 演习yǎnxídrill; exercise; maneuverHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.