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Chinese symbol for “successively”

陆续
lù xù
Traditional: 陸續
in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit

The closest CC-CEDICT match for successively is 陆续 (lù xù), defined as: in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit.

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

陆 lù
land, continent; six (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
续 xù
continuous, serial
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 陆续.

WordPinyinMeaning
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
登陆 (登陸)dēng lùto land; to come ashore
陆军 (陸軍)lù jūnarmy; ground forces
陆地 (陸地)lù dìdry land (as opposed to the sea)
内陆 (內陸)nèi lùinland; interior
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
连续 (連續)lián xùcontinuous; in a row

See also: Japanese symbol for “successively”.

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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