沿襲 (yánxí) — to carry on (a tradition, custom, system) unchanged

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞

沿襲 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

沿襲＝沿＋襲

ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧˊ · yánxí

verb — to carry on (a tradition, custom, system) unchanged

字源 FORM — what the parts do

沿to follow along (沿岸)yán

襲to inherit, to copy over (因襲)xíthe robe 衣 at the foot — handed down

沿襲，沿岸的沿，因襲的襲。