继 jì
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
继承
jìchéng
to inherit; to carry on
Characters in this word
承 chéng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他继承房子。 Tā jìchéng fángzi. He inherits a house.
- 我继承传统。 Wǒ jìchéng chuántǒng. I carry on the tradition.
- 她继承妈妈的店。 Tā jìchéng māma de diàn. She inherits her mother's shop.
Related words
- 继续 jìxù to continue
- 承担 chéngdān to take on
- 承认 chéngrèn to admit
- 承受 chéngshòu to bear; to endure
- 承办 chéngbàn to organize; to undertake
- 专利 zhuānlì patent
- 转让 zhuǎnràng to transfer
- 版 bǎn edition; version
- 附件 fùjiàn attachment
- 电子版 diànzǐbǎn electronic version
- 协议书 xiéyìshū contract
- 正版 zhèngbǎn genuine; authorized