Read Edit View history Discussion 继 jì HSK3 continue Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 繼. Originally written as 㡭, which depicts a continuous series of silk threads (丝) joined together. The 纟 (silk) component was later added to clarify the meaning. Pinyin Separate values with commas jì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 繼 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 纟 is a component form of 糸. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 继 Simp strokes 继 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a continuous series of silk threads (丝) joined together. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 继 Simp strokes 继 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 继 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 258, 740 ], [ 274, 723 ], [ 288, 689 ], [ 167, 486 ], [ 160, 463 ], [ 180, 457 ], [ 236, 456 ], [ 284, 464 ] ], [ [ 365, 616 ], [ 385, 580 ], [ 324, 485 ], [ 217, 345 ], [ 213, 312 ], [ 249, 312 ], [ 367, 357 ] ], [ [ 106, 126 ], [ 114, 121 ], [ 169, 120 ], [ 392, 245 ] ], [ [ 549, 606 ], [ 600, 557 ], [ 611, 527 ] ], [ [ 818, 665 ], [ 833, 637 ], [ 761, 554 ] ], [ [ 535, 441 ], [ 592, 437 ], [ 769, 474 ], [ 849, 474 ] ], [ [ 653, 786 ], [ 671, 777 ], [ 706, 739 ], [ 690, 214 ], [ 697, 168 ] ], [ [ 675, 426 ], [ 666, 420 ], [ 656, 377 ], [ 622, 328 ], [ 577, 274 ], [ 530, 232 ] ], [ [ 752, 369 ], [ 818, 316 ], [ 843, 271 ] ], [ [ 446, 695 ], [ 482, 655 ], [ 484, 621 ], [ 483, 373 ], [ 472, 65 ], [ 514, 64 ], [ 619, 88 ], [ 814, 111 ], [ 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449 -4 466 7 Q 524 47 614 66 Q 716 85 912 86 Q 939 86 939 99 Q 939 115 908 136 Q 890 151 774 128 Q 567 103 526 93 Q 493 84 499 140 Q 505 329 507 564 Q 507 616 513 650 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.