夜袭 yèxí night attack Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 夜 yè noun night the period between sunset and sunrise; evening; night; (classifier) used as a counter for nights or evenings袭 襲 xí verb to attack (bound form) to launch a surprise attack or raid; to strike without warning, as in 袭击 xíjī or 偷袭 tōuxí