Tan Sitong (1865-1898), a Qing writer, philosopher, and politician from Hunan who was one of the [[戊戌六君子|戊戌六君子|wu4 xu1 liu4 jun1 zi3]] executed for his role in the failed Hundred Days' Reform of 1898.

(literary) son or male heir; used in the context of continuing the family line

(literary) from then on; afterwards; subsequently

heir; descendant; posterity; children or grandchildren of a later generation

The oldest son of a legal wife or a designated successor to a king or lord in ancient times.

To formally designate a successor to a throne

Ni Sichong (1868-1924), a general closely linked to [[袁世凯|袁世凱|yuan2 shi4 kai3]] during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire

(literary) to have no offspring; to be without posterity; same as [[绝后|絕後|jue2 hou4]], [[绝户|絕戶|jue2 hu4]], or [[绝绪|絕緒|jue2 xu4]]

(literary) A polite way to refer to someone else's son.

(10th century) North Song dynasty painter from Nanjing; grandson of the famous flower-and-bird painter [[徐熙|徐熙|xu2 xi1]]. He is credited with creating the 'boneless' (mò gǔ) style of painting, which uses direct color washes instead of ink outlines.

(literary) polite way to refer to someone else's son or heir

(literary) oldest son; legal heir to a family line or throne.

Feng Yansi (903-960), a famous poet and chancellor during the Southern Tang dynasty

to inherit a family business or fortune

an estate or fortune that has been inherited

To inherit the throne or a title of nobility

an heir to a throne or title who has not yet succeeded

(literary) an echo following a sound; a following echo

to succeed to the throne; to inherit the crown of a state

the following year; the coming year

to continue or inherit a virtuous tradition; heritage or the continuation of a fine reputation left by predecessors

to inherit or succeed to; same as [[继承|繼承|ji4 cheng2]]

to inherit; to succeed to a title or property

To keep in touch by continuing to send messages or news

the eldest son born of the primary wife, traditionally considered the legal heir

ancestry and lineage of a family, particularly regarding the continuity of sacrificial rites in an ancestral temple

to have or produce many offspring; to increase one's progeny

(literary) to continue the family line; to produce a male heir; to adopt a son to carry on the family name

(literary) descendants; offspring; posterity

one's offspring or descendants

the eldest son of a person's primary wife who is the legal successor