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继
繼
jì
1. to continue
2. to follow after
3. to go on with
4. to succeed
5. to inherit
6. then
7. afterwards
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

继
jì
to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

继母
jìmǔ
stepmother
出继
chūjì
to become adopted as heir
承继
chéngjì
adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
相继
xiāngjì
in succession
继任
jìrèn
succeed sb in a job
继位
jìwèi
to succeed to the throne
继嗣
jìsì
to continue
继女
jìnǚ
stepdaughter
继子
jìzǐ
stepson
继室
jìshì
second wife (of a widower)
继后
jìhòu
later
继承
jìchéng
to inherit
HSK 6
继武
jìwǔ
to follow in the steps of one's predecessor
中继
zhōngjì
to relay
继父
jìfù
stepfather
继统
jìtǒng
to succeed on the throne
继续
jìxù
to continue
HSK 4
继而
jìér
then
继亲
jìqīn
stepfamily
继轨
jìguǐ
to follow in the steps of

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
654
Word Frequency Rank
2,335 of 84,292

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