存续
cún​xù

persist

存 cún exist, keep

Phonosemantic compound. 子 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.

Components

子
子 Meaning component
zi, zǐ child
才
才 Sound component
cái, cai talent
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1)

荐

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdzwon[dz]ˤə[n] exist

說文解字

《說文》：“存，恤問也。从子，才聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

续 xù continue Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 𧸇 represents the sound. Simplified form of 續.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

𧸇
𧸇 SoundSimplified component
yù to sell
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𧸇 than it was in ancient scripts.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

續 xù continue Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 𧸇 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

𧸇
𧸇 Sound component
yù to sell
Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𧸇 than it was in ancient scripts.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartzjowksə.lok continue

說文解字

《說文》：“續，連也。从糸，賣聲。賡，古文續从庚、貝。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)