继承 jìchéng inherit

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Traditional: 繼承

Stroke order

继承 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

继承 — the Chinese character for inherit (jìchéng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 继承 — inherit

继 — 10 strokes
承 — 8 strokes

Senses

to inherit
to succeed to (the throne etc)
to carry on (a tradition etc)

Characters in 继承

继 jì — to continue; to follow after; to go on with
承 chéng — to bear; to carry; to hold

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

继承 is pronounced jìchéng and means “inherit”.

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