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Chinese symbol for “consecutive”

连续
lián xù
Traditional: 連續
continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive

The closest CC-CEDICT match for consecutive is 连续 (lián xù), defined as: continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

连 lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
radical 162 ⾡ · 8 strokes
续 xù
continuous, serial
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 连续.

WordPinyinMeaning
连结 (連結)lián jiévariant of 联结 (lián jié); (Tw) link (on a website); hyperlink
连接 (連接)lián jiēto link; to join; to connect
连任 (連任)lián rènto continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
连线 (連線)lián xiànelectrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection
相连 (相連)xiāng liánto link; to join
继续 (繼續)jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
陆续 (陸續)lù xùin turn; successively

See also: Japanese symbol for “consecutive”.

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.

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