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续

續
xù
verb HSK 7-9 #10,091

Meanings

  1. 1 to continue
  2. 2 to extend; to renew
  3. 3 to replenish; to add

Examples

请继续说。
Qǐng jìxù shuō.
Please continue speaking.
我要续签合同。
Wǒ yào xù qiānhétong.
I need to renew my contract.
给我续杯咖啡。
Gěi wǒ xù bēi kāfēi.
Give me a coffee refill.

Tips

usage
续 is mainly used in compounds: 继续 (to continue), 续签 (to renew a contract), 连续 (consecutive). Rarely used alone in modern Chinese.

Components

radical
纟 sī
silk; thread
纟 is the left-side simplified silk radical (糸 standalone). It carries the entire meaning: 续 = to splice on more thread, continue an unbroken filament. Sister chars 接 (join), 缝 (sew), 绑 (tie), 缚 (bind) share the thread-handling family. The radical signals: this verb is about extending.
phonetic
卖 mài
sell
卖 (mài) on the right is the simplified replacement for the original phonetic in 續 — a stroke-saving substitute selected for visual similarity. Initial drifted from m- to x-, rime preserved (-ài → -ù via dialect routes). Pure sound-marker; the sell-imagery does not feed into the meaning of 续 (continue).

Stroke Order

续 xù