延 yán
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廴 — to walk, to go
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
延续
yánxù
to continue
Characters in this word
续 xù
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 卖 to sell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 友谊延续多年。 Yǒuyì yánxù duō nián. The friendship continues for many years.
- 活动延续到明天。 Huódòng yánxù dào míngtiān. The event continues until tomorrow.
- 故事还在延续。 Gùshi hái zài yánxù. The story is still continuing.
Related words
- 延长 yáncháng to extend
- 延期 yánqī to postpone
- 延伸 yánshēn to stretch out
- 持续 chíxù to continue; to last
- 继续 jìxù to continue
- 连续 liánxù continuous; in a row
- 连续剧 liánxùjù television series
- 手续 shǒuxù procedure; formalities
- 陆续 lùxù one after another
- 引起 yǐnqǐ to cause
- 导致 dǎozhì to cause; to lead to
- 缩短 suōduǎn to shorten