HSK 2 · Thinking & knowing

习惯

xí guàn

habit; to be used to

Stroke order of 习惯

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

习 · 3 strokes惯 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

'习' practice something until it is '贯' threaded through your '忄' heart: a habit.

Parts: 习 practice (simplified from 習 wings) + 惯 accustomed (忄 heart + 贯 string through)

Example sentence

我已经习惯了这里的天气。

I've already gotten used to the weather here.

Words with 习

学习to study; to learn 复习to review; to revise 练习to practise; exercise 实习internship; to intern 预习to prepare a lesson

More words: Thinking & knowing

懂to understand 懂得to understand; to know 清楚clear; to understand 听说to hear (it said)想到to think of 想起to recall; to remember 发现to discover; to find 得出to reach (a conclusion)找出to find out 说明to explain; explanation 讲to speak; to explain 讲话to speak; speech 打算to plan; plan 计划plan; to plan

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