续 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

xù HSK3

continue

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

Components

纟 Meaning component

sī silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

yù to sell

Change in form

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𧸇 than it was in ancient scripts.

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

糹 Meaning component

mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

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.

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Baxter-Sagart	zjowk	sə.lok	continue

《說文》：“續，連也。从糸，賣聲。賡，古文續从庚、貝。”