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The character 袭 is the simplified form of 襲, a phono-semantic compound that combines 龙 (dragon) for its meaning and 衣 (clothing) for its sound. Its earliest meaning was the act of putting on an extra layer of garments. This sense of layering or covering later broadened to denote inheriting a title or property from an ancestor. The character also came to describe a surprise military attack, drawing on the idea of overwhelming an enemy force as if enveloping it completely.
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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。
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