习 xí to practice; to study; habit
Made up of [冫 bīng ice radical 15, 乚 yǐ hidden; concealed; small radical 5]Alternative traditional form of character: 習
Made with 3 strokes.
The old form had two 'wings' over 'self' suggesting learning 'to fly' and hence 'studying', the modern represent just a single wing
Related characters
Also uses 冫 bīng component: 冰 bīng (ice) 次 cì (next in sequence) 冷 lěng (cold) 凉 liáng (cool)
Also uses 乚 yǐ component: 吃 chī (to eat) 曷 hé (why) 九 jiǔ (nine) 孔 kǒng (great) 礼 lǐ (ceremony) 令 lìng (to order) 乱 luàn (in confusion or disorder) 卖 mài (sell) 买 mǎi (buy) 也 yě (also) 亿 yì (100,000,000) 艺 yì (skill) 忆 yì (to recollect) 以 yǐ (to use)
Different tone
西 xī (west) 夕 xī (sunset) 锡 xī (to bestow) 匸 xǐ (box; bag) 喜 xǐ (to be fond of) 洗 xǐ (to wash) 系 xì (system)
Stroke order for character 习, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license ➚