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13 strokes

succession (to a title)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity
Strokes
13
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⿱口冊司

In this compound, the meaning comes from (book); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wèi

to succeed to a title; to inherit

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guó

to accede to a throne

Open 嗣国 page →

heir; adopted son

Open 嗣子 page →
hòu

from then on

Open 嗣后 page →

Tan Sitong (1865-1898), Qing writer and politician, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌…

Open 谭嗣同 page →

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