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Chinese

習以為常

/ɕi³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
to be accustomed to
  • 習以爲常
  • 习以为常
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Origin

習 means to flap the wings, to flutter, or to repeatedly flap the wings. It contains the semantic component 日 (Sun), the component 羽 (feather; plume), and the phonetic component 彗 (broom).

This is combined with 以, a preposition expressing a boundary in time, orientation, or direction; 為, which means to do, to accomplish, or to take action (a simplified form of 爲); and 常, meaning normal, general, or common. The character 常 contains the semantic component 巾 (a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief) and the phonetic component 尚 (still; yet). The character 為/爲 includes the components 又 (again; once more) and 象 (elephant).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞彙由四個字組成。習字的原意為拍動翅膀或拍動、振翅，其字形包含表示羽毛的羽，以及作為語義成分的日，並包含作為音符的彗。其中彗字由甡與又組成。

以字為介詞，表示時間、方向或範圍的界限。為字是爲的簡化形式，意為做、完成或採取行動，其字形包含象與又。常字意為正常、普遍或常見，字形由巾作為語義成分，並以尚作為音符。其中尚字包含八，而向字則由宀與口組成。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese習 “to flap (the wings); to flutter; to repeatedly flap the wings”
    • ideaChinese羽 “feather; plume”
    • soundChinese彗 “broom”
      • ideaChinese甡 “broom”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
    • componentChinese白 “white”
  • characterChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”
  • characterChinese為 “to do; to accomplish; to take action”
    • simplified fromChinese爲
    • ideaChinese象 “elephant (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 隻／只 m c mn)”
  • characterChinese常 “normal; general; common”
    • soundChinese尚 “still; yet”
      • meaningChinese八 “eight”
      • soundChinese向 “to face”
        • ideaChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
        • ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • meaningChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
Wiktionary etymology text

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Meanings

phrase
  1. to be accustomed to

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 因為經常接觸，而視為平常。 例：他很愛開玩笑，大家早就習以為常了。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0