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The character 袭, traditionally written as 襲, structurally incorporates the semantic component 衣 for clothing positioned above the phonetic element 龖, which in its simplified form appears as 龙, indicating an original association with the concept of layering or succession. Etymologically, this configuration implied actions of doubling or following, initially used in contexts such as inheriting a position or the ritual act of wearing multiple garments in ceremony. Its meaning gradually expanded from these concrete instances of repetition to encompass more abstract notions of continuation and, significantly, covert repetition, which eventually led to the prevalent modern sense of carrying out a surprise attack or raid, a semantic shift metaphorically derived from the idea of one thing covering another or approaching stealthily under cover.
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敌人袭击了我们。
他抄袭了别人的作业。
寒流侵袭了北方地区。
这款香水香气袭人。
他承袭了家族的传统。
暴风雨袭击了沿海城市。
这篇文章被指控抄袭。
在深夜，突如其来的噪音袭击了宁静的村庄。