世袭

世

shì

袭

襲

xí

succession / inheritance / hereditary

Characters and words in 世袭

世

shì = sh + Ø4

surname Shi

世

shì = sh + Ø4

life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

世 = 廿 + L : Mnemonic symbol: the WTO or WHO.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is cleaning a flower pot (廿) under the shower of the space station's bathroom (Ø4) with a loofah (L) because he didn't quite understand a poster next to the shower from the WHO (世) explaining dangers arising from different germs.

In this case, L is for loofah.

袭

襲

xí = xi + Ø2

(bound form) to raid; to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding

袭 = 衣 + 龙 : Marie Curie (xi) and the dragon (龙) are taking part in a reenactment just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). They celebrate Scottish wrestling by wearing kilts (衣) and attacking (袭) each other using awesome moves.