Read Edit View history 㡭 jì continue Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Original form of 繼. Depicts a continuous series of silk threads (丝) joined together. Components 丝 丝 Iconic component sī silk, threads 丝 丝 Iconic component sī silk, threads Character Evolution Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Component uses Sound (3) 继繼檵 Iconic (3) 继繼斷 Simplified (1) 继 說文解字 《說文》:“繼,續也。从糸、。一曰反為繼。” Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)