立嗣
lì​sì

to establish an heir

  • created sense approved 立嗣 · lì​sì · to establish an heir — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    立嗣

    lì​sì

    to establish an heir

    To formally designate a successor to a throne

    立, 嗣

    立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to enthrone 嗣 (literal) → 嗣 · sì · descendants

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 立嗣 · lì​sì · to adopt a son — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    立嗣

    lì​sì

    to adopt a son

    For a person without a male heir to adopt a child from the same clan to be their legal son

    立, 嗣

    立 (literal) → 立 · lì · to establish 嗣 (literal) → 嗣 · sì · descendants

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense