嗣子

sìzǐ
  1. heir
  2. adopted son

CEDICT

  1. (historical) son of a wife (as opposed to son of a concubine); heir
  2. adopted child; foster child
  3. son of a wife (as opposed to son of a concubine); heir

Wiktionary

  1. 承继王位的嫡长子。
  2. 以他人之子承继为自己的儿子。

重編國語辭典

  1. 古时天子、诸侯的嫡传子；男性继承人
  2. 养子

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 嗣 sì
  1. succession (to a title)
  2. to inherit
  3. continuing (a tradition)
  4. posterity
=2 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"

Related entries

后嗣 hòusì
  1. heir
  2. descendant
  3. posterity
继承人 jìchéngrén
  1. heir
  2. successor
威廉王子是英国王位第二顺位继承人

Prince William is second in line to the English throne.

Source: Tatoeba

子嗣 zǐsì
  1. son
  2. heir
胤 yìn
  1. descendant
  2. heir
  3. offspring
  4. posterity
  5. to inherit
继嗣 jìsì
  1. to continue
  2. to continue a family line
  3. posterity
  4. heir
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