嗣 sì — inherit; heir · English

嗣

sì

inherit; heir

At a glance · 嗣

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从冊（或司），畐声（或从口），本义为继承、子孙。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为继承、后代。

Structure

形声字，从冊/口（意符，继嗣），畐（sì）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinsì

Radical口

Strokes13

UnicodeU+55E3

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English inherit; heir To inherit; also descendants.

Français hériter; héritier Hériter ; aussi descendants.

Español heredar; heredero Heredar ; también descendientes.

العربية يرث؛ ذرية يرث؛ ويُستعار للذرية.

Русский наследовать; наследник Наследовать; также потомки.

Common words

嗣sìheir
后嗣hòu sìdescendant

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