嗣

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 13

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sì
Cantonese: zi6
JapaneseKun: TSUGU
JapaneseOn: SHI
Korean: SA
Vietnamese: tự

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs

CE-Dict: succession (to a title)/to inherit/continuing (a tradition)/posterity

Soothill: To succeed to, continue, adopt, posterity, follow after.

English-Chinse-English Dictionary of Buddhist terms (Stardict): (1) To connect; to inherit. (3) Heirs, posterity, afterwards.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to inherit; to succeed to
2.a descendant
3.to follow

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: heir; succeed

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: heir; succeed

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《冊部》嗣諸侯嗣國也。从冊从口，司聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】嗣
〔古文〕台孠【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤祥吏切，音飼。【說文】諸侯嗣國也。从冊从口司聲。【註】徐鍇曰：冊必於廟史，讀其𠕁，故从口。【玉篇】嗣，續也，繼也。【書·舜典】舜讓于德，弗嗣。【大禹謨】罰弗及嗣。　又【詩·鄭風】縱我不往，子寧不嗣音。【傳】嗣，習也。【疏】學習音樂。　又姓。【廣韻】風俗通云，衞嗣君後。　又叶音祚。【前漢·敘傳】孝武六子，昭齊無嗣，燕刺謀逆，廣陵祝詛。【註】師古曰，嗣合韻音祚。

Buddhism words and phrases To connect; to inherit

CF-Dict: succéder à/hériter de/descendant/postérité