TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
學習
ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ · xuéxí
verb — to study; to learn; to practice
字源 FORM — what the parts do
學to study; to learn (學生的學)xué爻 (crossed calculation marks) + 冖 (roof) + 子 (child) + 𦥑 (two hands guiding) — a child under a roof, guided by hands to copy the marks; to learn
習to practice; to drill (習慣的習)xí羽 (wings/feathers) + 白 (white/open) — a fledgling's wings beating in open air; to practice by repeating
學習，學生的學，習慣的習。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋頂下，孩子的手摹著符號（學：爻+冖+子）；空中，羽翼反覆拍打（習：羽+白）——學了還要習。
Under the roof, a child's hands copy the crossed marks (學: 爻+冖+子+𦥑); in open air the fledgling's wings beat again and again (習: 羽+白) — to learn is to copy and then to repeat until it flies.
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