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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
襲 character · C1 (est.)
襲 ＝ 衣 ＋ 龍
ㄒㄧˊ · xí
verb — to raid, strike by surprise; to inherit, carry on

字源 FORM — what the parts do

衣義a robe, at the bottom
龍聲the worn 龖 (two dragons, dá) cut to one; gives the sound, dá → xí
{d,x}Idá → xí — from the doubled-dragon 龖, the initial worn far to x
A robe (衣) under 龍, dragon — but the dragon is a worn 龖, two dragons stacked, cut down to one for writing; it carries the sound, dá worn to xí. The old word is a lined ceremonial robe, one layer pulled over another. From layering came putting on, then carrying on what came before — 沿襲、世襲; and from coming over someone under cover, the surprise raid — 襲擊、空襲.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一件袍子（衣）外頭又罩一層，悄悄套上身——襲。
One robe (衣) drawn over another, slipped on without a sound — 襲.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)左衽袍、重衣— a lined, layered ceremonial robe
→沿襲、世襲— to carry on, inherit常用
⇒襲擊、空襲— to raid, strike by surprise常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
龍lóngthe cut phonetic — 襲 keeps one worn dragon from the doubled 龖龔gōngthe kin form — also built on the doubled-dragon stock, here over 共