继 — Chinese character
继
jì
to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
- Pinyin
- jì
- Radical
- 120 ⽷ (Silk)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 纟 米
- Formation
- pictophonetic — thread; meaning component 纟; sound component 米
- Traditional
- 繼
Common words with 继
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 继承 (繼承) | jì chéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 相继 (相繼) | xiāng jì | in succession; following closely |
| 继承人 (繼承人) | jì chéng rén | heir; successor |
| 继而 (繼而) | jì ér | then; afterwards |
| 继位 (繼位) | jì wèi | to succeed to the throne |
| 继母 (繼母) | jì mǔ | stepmother |
| 继任 (繼任) | jì rèn | to succeed sb in a job; successor |
| 继任者 (繼任者) | jì rèn zhě | successor |
| 继父 (繼父) | jì fù | stepfather |
| 承继 (承繼) | chéng jì | adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit |
| 继承权 (繼承權) | jì chéng quán | right of inheritance |
English words written with 继
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