继

jì

to continue

to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards

Silk thread (纟) + phonetic (米) = continue, carry on

The silk radical (纟) evokes thread being picked up and continued — one strand joined seamlessly to the next. 米 contributes the sound jì rather than a meaning here.

纟+米→继
米RicePhonetic
纟Silk threadSemantic

他继续走,没有停下来。

tā jì xù zǒu, méi yǒu tíng xià lái。

He continued walking and did not stop.

父亲去世后,她继承了这家店。

fù qīn qù shì hòu, tā jì chéng le zhè jiā diàn。

After her father passed away, she inherited this shop.

Words with 继

后继有人

hòu jì yǒu rén

(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

继承

jì chéng

to inherit

过继

guò jì

to adopt

中继器

zhōng jì qì

repeater

中继站

zhōng jì zhàn

relay station

中继资料

zhōng jì zī liào

metadata

中继

zhōng jì

to relay

出继

chū jì

to become adopted as heir

前仆后继

qián pū hòu jì

one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades

前赴后继

qián fù hòu jì

to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)

夜以继日

yè yǐ jì rì

night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

孙继海

sūn jì hǎi

Sun Jihai (1977-), Chinese footballer, played for Manchester City (2002-2008)

More characters with 纟

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