Chinese symbol for “successive”
历任
lì rèn
Traditional: 歷任
(of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for successive is 历任 (lì rèn), defined as: (of one person) to hold the successive posts of; (of several persons) the successive (presidents etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “successive”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有序 | yǒu xù | regular; orderly |
| 历次 (歷次) | lì cì | each (item in sequence); successive |
| 连环 (連環) | lián huán | chain of rings; (attributive) linked; successive; serial |
| 连缀 (連綴) | lián zhuì | to put together; linking |
| 洊 | jiàn | flowing water; successive |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 历任.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history; 门 (mén),段 (duàn) |
| 经历 (經歷) | jīng lì | to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段 (duàn),次 (cì)) |
| 学历 (學歷) | xué lì | educational background; academic qualifications |
| 简历 (簡歷) | jiǎn lì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé |
| 历程 (歷程) | lì chéng | course; process |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any; whatever; whichever |
| 任务 (任務) | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role; 项 (xiàng) |
| 责任 (責任) | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
See also: Japanese symbol for “successive”.
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.