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嗣

sì

Character

What 嗣 means

1. succession (to a title)
2. to inherit
3. continuing (a tradition)
4. posterity

Words starting with 嗣

• 嗣位sì wèito succeed to a title; to inherit
• 嗣国sì guóto accede to a throne
• 嗣子sì zǐheir; adopted son
• 嗣后sì hòufrom then on; after; afterwards
• 嗣徽sì huīheritage; the continuation (of a tradition)
• 嗣岁sì suìthe following year; next year
• 嗣响sì xiǎnglit. a following echo; fig. to continue (a tradition)

Words containing 嗣

• 子嗣zǐ sìson; heir
• 后嗣hòu sìheir; descendant; posterity
• 继嗣jì sìto continue; to continue a family line; posterity
• 谭嗣同Tán Sì tóngTan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs…
• 倪嗣冲Ní Sì chōngNi Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凯

Characters built on 司

These share the phonetic component 司 (sī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty…
• 饲sìto raise; to rear; to feed
• 伺cìused in 伺候
• 祠císhrine; to offer a sacrifice
• 笥sìsquare bamboo container for food or clothing

Characters that look like 嗣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 酸suānsour; tart; sick at heart
• 酬chóuto entertain; to repay; to return
• 腕wànwrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
• 酵jiàoyeast; leaven; fermentation; Taiwan pr. xiào
• 酮tóngketone
• 蜊líclam

Sounds the same

Read sì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 四four; 4
• 似to seem; to appear; to resemble
• 寺Buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old)
• 肆four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton
• 饲to raise; to rear; to feed
• 巳6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake…
• 食to feed (a person or animal)
• 伺to watch; to wait; to examine
• 祀to sacrifice; to offer libation to
• 泗nasal mucus
• 厕used in 茅厕
• 姒wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old); elder sister (old)