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Chinese symbol for “continue”

继续
jì xù
Traditional: 繼續
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with

The closest CC-CEDICT match for continue is 继续 (jì xù), defined as: to continue; to proceed with; to go on with.

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

继 jì
to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
续 xù
continuous, serial
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “continue”

WordPinyinMeaning
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
延续 (延續)yán xùto continue; to go on
继 (繼)jìto continue; to follow after
续 (續)xùto continue; to replenish
绍 (紹)shàoto continue; to carry on

Related words

Other words that share a character with 继续.

WordPinyinMeaning
继承 (繼承)jì chéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc)
相继 (相繼)xiāng jìin succession; following closely
继承人 (繼承人)jì chéng rénheir; successor
继而 (繼而)jì érthen; afterwards
继位 (繼位)jì wèito succeed to the throne
持续 (持續)chí xùto continue; to last; to persist
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row
陆续 (陸續)lù xùin turn; successively

See also: Japanese symbol for “continue”.

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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