繼
jì HSK7

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 9, 2021, 10:25 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 9, 2021, 10:25 PM

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Depicts a continuous series of silk (糸) threads (丝) joined together.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component

糹 is a component form of 糸.

丝
丝 Iconic component
丝
丝 Iconic component

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
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 Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkejH[k]ˤ[e]-s continue

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 pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)