Chinese

繼續

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy⁵¹/
to continue; to persist
  • TOCFL 5
  • 继续

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  • characterChinese繼 “to continue; to maintain; to carry on; to follow”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese㡭
  • characterChinese續 “to continue; to carry on; to succeed”
    • soundChinese𧶠 “to hawk; to peddle in the street”
      • soundChinese睦 “harmonious”
        • meaningChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
        • soundChinese坴 “of a clod of earth, big”
          • soundChinese圥
          • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
      • meaningChinese貝 “shellfish; cowrie”

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