繼
continue, succeed
繼 is composed of the radical 糸 (silk, thread) and a varisnt of 絕 (cut off, cease). 糸 refers to silk thread, while 絕 depicts the act of cutting a silk thread with a knife, implying something severed. Connecting severed things with a silk thread is represented by 繼, meaning to continue or succeed.
Vocabulary of 繼
- 承繼 (inherit)
- 繼母 (stepmother)
- 繼任 (successor)
Classification
Related Characters:
6糸
silk7系connect9紇knot9紅red9紀record9紉
sew10紙paper10紐buckle10紗muslin10荅pea10紋mark10紊chaotic11累accumulate11組compose11紹continue11終end12絳purple-red12絲
silk12給give12絞entangle13經undergo13綑bundle14縈wind around14綻burst open14綰bind up14網net14維maintain14緊tight14綴link14綸classify14絕
break14綵silk fabrics14綣
twisted15緞satin15緻delicate15緯horizontal15緩defer15緘close16縊strangle16縝cautious16縞
white silk17縱release17縫sew18繞coil19繹interpret19繯noose19繫tie19繪draw20纂compile20繼
continue21纍bind23纓tassel