續

See also: 续 and 続

續	U+7E8C, 續 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7E8C

← 纋
[U+7E8B]

CJK Unified Ideographs

纍 →
[U+7E8D]

Translingual

Traditional	續
Shinjitai	続
Simplified	续

Han character

續 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+15, 21 strokes, cangjie input 女火土田金 (VFGWC), four-corner 2498₆, composition ⿰糹賣 or ⿰糹𧶠)

Descendants

続续

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 942, character 40
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28037
Dae Jaweon: page 1382, character 21
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3465, character 7
Unihan data for U+7E8C

Chinese

trad.		續
simp.		续
alternative forms		賡／赓

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 續
Shang	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Oracle bone script j27914
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (𧶠) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
竇	*l'oːɡs
續	ljoɡs, ljoɡ
覿	*l'juːɡ
黷	*l'oːɡ
讟	*l'oːɡ
殰	*l'oːɡ
讀	*l'oːɡ
櫝	*l'oːɡ
牘	*l'oːɡ
儥	*l'oːɡ
贕	*l'oːɡ
皾	*l'oːɡ
瓄	*l'oːɡ
瀆	*l'oːɡ
豄	*l'oːɡ
韇	*l'oːɡ
嬻	*l'oːɡ
犢	*l'oːɡ
匵	*l'oːɡ
藚	*ljoɡ
襩	*ɦljoɡ
贖	*ɦljoɡ
𧶠	*luɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ljoɡs, *ljoɡ): semantic 糸 (“rope”) + phonetic 𧶠 (OC *luɡ).

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xù (xu⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siu̍k
Eastern Min (BUC): sṳ̆k
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): soeh⁷ / syoeh⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sio̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): sog⁸
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸zoq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syù
  - Wade–Giles: hsü⁴
  - Yale: syù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuh
  - Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zuk⁶
  - Yale: juhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siu̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiug
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiug⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯uk̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syʔ⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: soeh⁷
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: se̤̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬœʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: syoeh⁷
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬyøʔ⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: sio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siok
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /siɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɔk̚⁴/

Note: sio̍k - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sog⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: so̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sok̚⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁸zoq
  - MiniDict: zoh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵zoq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zoʔ¹²/

Middle Chinese: zjowk

Rime
Character	續
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	燭 (8)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	似足切
Baxter	zjowk
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨok̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ziok̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ziok̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zuawk̚/
Li Rong	/ziok̚/
Wang Li	/zĭwok̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/zi̯wok̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zuk⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*sə.lok/

(Zhengzhang): /*ljoɡs/, /*ljoɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	續
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xù
Middle Chinese	‹ zjowk ›
Old Chinese	/*sə.lok/
English	continue
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	續	續
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	16034	16053
Phonetic component	𧶠	𧶠
Rime group	候	屋
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese	/*ljoɡs/	/*ljoɡ/

Definitions

續

to continue; to carry on; to succeed
(colloquial) to add
(Cantonese) to extend; to renew
a surname, Xu

Synonyms

(to continue):

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交合 (jiāohé)
交接 (jiāojiē)
嬋媛 / 婵媛 (chányuán) (literary)
拼 (pīn)
接 (jiē)
接連 / 接连 (jiēlián)
相接 (xiāngjiē)
相連 / 相连 (xiānglián)
連 / 连
連接 / 连接 (liánjiē)
銜 / 衔 (xián)
銜接 / 衔接 (xiánjiē)

(to add): 加 (jiā), 添 (tiān)

Compounds

七斷八續 / 七断八续
久續 / 久续
以夜續晝 / 以夜续昼
以索續組 / 以索续组
似續 / 似续
假續 / 假续
嗣續 / 嗣续
存亡絕續 / 存亡绝续
存亡續絕 / 存亡续绝
存續 / 存续 (cúnxù)
密續 / 密续
尋續 / 寻续
屬續 / 属续
延續 / 延续 (yánxù)
引續 / 引续
後續 / 后续 (hòuxù)
截鶴續鳧 / 截鹤续凫
手續 / 手续 (shǒuxù)
手續費 / 手续费 (shǒuxùfèi)
承續 / 承续 (chéngxù)
持續 / 持续 (chíxù)
接續 / 接续 (jiēxù)
接續香煙 / 接续香烟 (jiēxù xiāngyān)
撰續
收續 / 收续
斷斷續續 / 断断续续 (duànduànxùxù)
斷續 / 断续 (duànxù)
斷長續短 / 断长续短
斷鶴續鳧 / 断鹤续凫 (duànhèxùfú)
更續 / 更续
替續器 / 替续器
永續 / 永续 (yǒngxù)
永續林 / 永续林
永續經營 / 永续经营
沃續 / 沃续
煎膠續弦 / 煎胶续弦
狗尾續貂 / 狗尾续貂 (gǒuwěixùdiāo)
狗尾貂續 / 狗尾貂续
狐續 / 狐续
狗續侯冠 / 狗续侯冠
狗續貂尾 / 狗续貂尾
狗續金貂 / 狗续金貂
相續 / 相续
破陸續 / 破陆续
祧續 / 祧续
秘閣續帖 / 秘阁续帖
紹續 / 绍续
絡續 / 络续
絕續 / 绝续 (juéxù)
絕長續短 / 绝长续短
綴續 / 缀续
縷續 / 缕续
繼續 / 继续 (jìxù)
續世 / 续世
續任 / 续任 (xùrèn)
續作 / 续作 (xùzuò)
續假 / 续假 (xùjià)
續刻 / 续刻
續命 / 续命 (xùmìng)
續命幡 / 续命幡
續命湯 / 续命汤
續命田 / 续命田
續命神幡 / 续命神幡
續命絲 / 续命丝
續命縷 / 续命缕
續壽 / 续寿
續娶 / 续娶
續室 / 续室
續弦 / 续弦 (xùxián)
續弦膠 / 续弦胶
續後 / 续后
續後漢書 / 续后汉书
續成 / 续成 (xùchéng)
續斷 / 续断 (xùduàn)
續書譜 / 续书谱
續母 / 续母
續漢書 / 续汉书
續然 / 续然
續版 / 续版
續短 / 续短
續祁 / 续祁
續篇 / 续篇 (xùpiān)
續約 / 续约 (xùyuē)
續終 / 续终
續絃 / 续弦 (xùxián)
續編 / 续编 (xùbiān)
續繼 / 续继
續續 / 续续
續聘 / 续聘 (xùpìn)
續航 / 续航 (xùháng)
續航力 / 续航力
續航器 / 续航器
續衽 / 续衽
續貂 / 续貂
續通典 / 续通典
續通志 / 续通志
續長 / 续长
續隨子 / 续随子
續集 / 续集 (xùjí)
續食 / 续食
續骨 / 续骨
續魂 / 续魂
續魄 / 续魄
續鳧截鶴 / 续凫截鹤
續鳧斷鶴 / 续凫断鹤
續鶩短鶴 / 续鹜短鹤
續麻 / 续麻
續齊諧記 / 续齐谐记
纘續 / 缵续
羊續懸魚 / 羊续悬鱼
聯續 / 联续
胤續 / 胤续
膠續 / 胶续
補續 / 补续
解續 / 解续
觸續 / 触续
貂續 / 貂续
賡續 / 赓续 (gēngxù)
踵續 / 踵续
轉續 / 转续
連續 / 连续 (liánxù)
連續不斷 / 连续不断 (liánxùbùduàn)
連續假日 / 连续假日
連續光譜 / 连续光谱
連續劇 / 连续剧 (liánxùjù)
連續報道 / 连续报道
連續壁 / 连续壁
連續犯 / 连续犯
連續畫 / 连续画
邇續 / 迩续
鋈續 / 鋈续
錄續 / 录续
録續 / 录续
陸續 / 陆续 (lùxù)
陸陸續續 / 陆陆续续 (lùlùxùxù)
頂真續麻 / 顶真续麻
頂針續麻 / 顶针续麻
頂鍼續麻 / 顶针续麻
順續 / 顺续
鸞續 / 鸾续
鸞膠續斷 / 鸾胶续断

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 續 – see 紲 (“to follow on; to continue”). (This character is a variant form of 紲).

References

莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “续”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 269.

Japanese

Shinjitai	続
Kyūjitai	續

Kanji

續

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 続)

Readings

Go-on: ぞく (zoku)
Kan-on: しょく (shoku)^{←しよく (syoku, historical)}
Kun: つづき (tsuzuki, 續)、つづく (tsuzuku, 續く)、つづける (tsuzukeru, 續ける)
Nanori: つぐ (tsugu)

Korean

Hanja

續 (eumhun 이을 속 (ieul sok))

hanja form^? of 속 (“continuation”)

Compounds

계속 (繼續, gyesok, “continuously”)
지속 (持續, jisok, “continuation, sustainment”)

Vietnamese

Han character

續: Hán Nôm readings: tục

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