Chinese symbol for “continuing”
嗣
sì
succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for continuing is 嗣 (sì), defined as: succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嗣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子嗣 | zǐ sì | son; heir |
| 嗣后 (嗣後) | sì hòu | from then on; after |
| 后嗣 (後嗣) | hòu sì | heir; descendant |
| 继嗣 (繼嗣) | jì sì | to continue; to continue a family line |
| 嗣子 | sì zǐ | heir; adopted son |
| 嗣位 | sì wèi | to succeed to a title; to inherit |
See also: Japanese symbol for “continuing”.
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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