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Chinese symbol for “stepson”

继子
jì zǐ
Traditional: 繼子
stepson

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stepson is 继子 (jì zǐ), defined as: stepson.

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
子 zǐ
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “stepson”

WordPinyinMeaning
假子jiǎ zǐadopted son; stepson

Related words

Other words that share a character with 继子.

WordPinyinMeaning
继续 (繼續)jì xùto continue; to proceed with; to go on with
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
孩子hái zichild
儿子 (兒子)ér zison

See also: Japanese symbol for “stepson”.

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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