00603 Chinese character of 繼 and pronounce gai3

The Chinese word【繼】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes action or time. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Continue or take over. Explanation: (1) To continue or connect. Such as: “continue”, “day and night”. (2) Continuation. Such as: “inheritance”, “succession”, “the son inherits the father’s position”. (3) Subsequent. Such as: “stepwife”, “stepfather”, “stepmother”. (4) Then, following. Such as: “then”, “followed by”.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【繼】:jì

Cantonese Jyutping of 【繼】:gai3

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【繼】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【繼】, for example:Describing an action or time , It means mainly to continue or take over .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【繼】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【繼續、繼承】(Mandarin Pinyin:jì xù 、jì chéng/ Cantonese Jyutping:gai3 zuk6 、gai3 sing4)

This character is written with 20 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


他繼承了父親的事業。

He inherited his father’s business.


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