续 xù carry on
carry on; continuous; to continue
怎么记住“续”: 纟 silk + 卖 sell = carry on. Grandma runs out of silk halfway through the scarf she wants to sell at the market, borrows some from a neighbor and can carry on.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
续 = 纟 silk + 卖 sell
- 纟 silk meaning
- 卖 sell sound
- 十 ten
- 买 to buy
- 乛 cap
- 头 head
Grandma runs out of silk halfway through the scarf she wants to sell at the market, borrows some from a neighbor and can carry on.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the right part the sound, as in the full form.
用法
- To continue, extend, or renew: 继续 (jìxù) continue, 连续 (liánxù) continuous, 持续 (chíxù) sustain, 续费 (xùfèi) renew a subscription.
- 手续 (shǒuxù) means procedures/formalities: a common word worth memorizing.
- 陆续 (lùxù) 'one after another (over time).' Compared with 继, 续 leans 'extend/renew.'
含“续”的词语
例句
- 请继续说。 Qǐng jìxù shuō.Please keep speaking.