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嗣
sì
1. succession (to a title)
2. to inherit
3. continuing (a tradition)
4. posterity
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

嗣
sì
to connect; to inherit; descendants, heirs
13 丶

Compound Words (12)

嗣位
sìwèi
to succeed to a title
嗣国
sìguó
to accede to a throne
嗣子
sìzǐ
heir
嗣后
sìhòu
from then on
嗣徽
sìhuī
heritage
嗣岁
sìsuì
the following year
嗣响
sìxiǎng
lit. a following echo
子嗣
zǐsì
son
后嗣
hòusì
heir
继嗣
jìsì
to continue
倪嗣冲
NíSìchōng
Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai [[袁世凱|袁世凯]] during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire
谭嗣同
TánSìtóng
Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs [[戊戌六君子]] of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,692
Word Frequency Rank
18,371 of 84,292