Chinese symbol for “adoption”
承继
chéng jì
Traditional: 承繼
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adoption is 承继 (chéng jì), defined as: adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son); to inherit.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “adoption”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 收养 (收養) | shōu yǎng | to take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 承继.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 承诺 (承諾) | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something |
| 承担 (承擔) | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
| 继承 (繼承) | jì chéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear; to support |
| 传承 (傳承) | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times) |
| 继续 (繼續) | jì xù | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with |
| 相继 (相繼) | xiāng jì | in succession; following closely |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adoption”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.