嗣

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

CEDICT

  1. (literary) descendants
  2. (literary) heir; successor
  3. (literary) soon after
  4. (literary) to inherit; to continue
  5. descendants
  6. heir; successor
  7. soon after
  8. to inherit; to continue

Wiktionary

  1. 继续、承继。
  2. 后代子孙。
  3. 接续职务的人。
  4. 姓。如汉代有嗣光宙。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

倪嗣冲 Ní Sìchōng Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凯 Yuán Shìkǎi during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire
嗣位 sìwèi
  1. to succeed to a title
  2. to inherit
嗣国 sìguó to accede to a throne
嗣子 sìzǐ
  1. heir
  2. adopted son
嗣后 sìhòu
  1. from then on
  2. after
  3. afterwards
  4. thereafter
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Related entries

世袭 shìxí
  1. succession
  2. inheritance
  3. hereditary
演替 yǎntì
  1. succession (of changes in an ecological community)
  2. naturally evolving sequence
承袭 chéngxí
  1. to inherit
  2. to follow
  3. to adopt
继承 jìchéng
  1. to inherit
  2. to succeed to (the throne etc)
  3. to carry on (a tradition etc)
他会继承王位。

He will succeed to the throne.

Source: Tatoeba

缵 zuǎn (literary) to inherit
嗣位 sìwèi
  1. to succeed to a title
  2. to inherit
承继 chéngjì
  1. adoption (e.g. of a nephew as a son)
  2. to inherit
继述 jìshù
  1. (literary) to carry on
  2. to inherit
  3. to succeed
遗传 yíchuán
  1. heredity
  2. to inherit (a trait)
  3. to pass on (to one's offspring)
知識不是遺傳的。

Knowledge is not heritable.

Source: Tatoeba

承受 chéngshòu
  1. to bear
  2. to support
  3. to inherit
我不能再承受這種痛苦。

I can't stand this pain any more.

I cannot put up with this pain any more.

I can't take this pain anymore.

Source: Tatoeba

继 jì
  1. to continue
  2. to follow after
  3. to go on with
  4. to succeed
  5. to inherit
  6. then
  7. afterwards
布什继里根之后当上了总统。

Bush followed Reagan as president.

Source: Tatoeba

胤 yìn
  1. descendant
  2. heir
  3. offspring
  4. posterity
  5. to inherit
子孙 zǐsūn
  1. offspring
  2. posterity
后嗣 hòusì
  1. heir
  2. descendant
  3. posterity
继嗣 jìsì
  1. to continue
  2. to continue a family line
  3. posterity
  4. heir