Keyword
to continue
- to carry on
- to succeed
- to inherit
- Frequency
- #555
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
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Mnemonic
纟 (thread) gives the meaning and 米 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
继续
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
继承
to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
继
to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
相继
in succession; following closely
继承人
heir; successor
继而
then; afterwards
继位
to succeed to the throne
继母
stepmother
继任
to succeed sb in a job; successor
继任者
successor
继父
stepfather
承继
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit
继承权
right of inheritance
继承者
successor
继电器
(electrical) relay
中继
to relay; to repeat
中继站
relay station
前仆后继
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades; advancing wave upon wave
夜以继日
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
继往开来
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
继子
stepson
戚继光
Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
过继
to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
继女
stepdaughter