继

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

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,333 U+7EE7

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 米 (phonetic, mǐ)

components: 纟米 ? unknown part

carry on · Heisig RSH #1097

thread + 米 rice + fishhook

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 米

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 米 (mǐ) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
米 sound component	mǐ	rice, millet, grain
迷	mí	to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated
咪	mī	a cat's meow; a meter
眯	mī	to squint, to narrow the eyes; blindness
麋	mí	elk; surname
洣	mǐ	a river in Hunan province
敉	mǐ	to pacify, to soothe; to stabilize
脒	mǐ	to open; to throw away

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
后继无人	hòu jì wú rén	to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
后继有人	hòu jì yǒu rén	(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
中继器	zhōng jì qì	repeater
继电器	jì diàn qì	(electrical) relay
继子女	jì zǐ nǚ	stepchildren; adopted children
难以为继	nán yǐ wéi jì	(idiom) difficult to carry on; unsustainable
夜以继日	yè yǐ jì rì	night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
中继资料	zhōng jì zī liào	metadata
女继承人	nǚ jì chéng rén	inheritress
继往开来	jì wǎng kāi lái	to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition; forming…
继任者	jì rèn zhě	successor
继子	jì zǐ	stepson
中继	zhōng jì	to relay; to repeat
中继站	zhōng jì zhàn	relay station
出继	chū jì	to become adopted as heir
继承人	jì chéng rén	heir; successor
相继	xiāng jì	in succession; following closely
继后	jì hòu	later; afterwards
过继	guò jì	to adopt; to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
继承者	jì chéng zhě	successor