懂中文 Dong Chinese

襲

xí

raid

Original meaning: 

putting on extra clothing

Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 龖 represents the sound.

Components
龖 sound,remnant component

龖  Sound Remnant component

dá

  

flight of a dragon

衣 meaning component

衣  Meaning component

yī, yì

  

clothes

Evolution

襲 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
襲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
襲 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
襲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

袭 (襲) 

xí

raid, attack; inherit; to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes)

Most common words with 襲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

袭击

raid

袭

to attack

突袭

surprise attack

空袭

air raid

偷袭

to raid