# 續

| 續 | U+7E8C, &#32396; 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 2498$_6$, 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
### 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 |
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| 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). |||
| | 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 (xu$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zuk$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siu̍k
* Eastern Min (BUC): sṳ̆k
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): soeh$^7$ / syeh$^7$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sio̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sog$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zoq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xù
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syù
*** Wade–Giles: hsü$^4$
*** Yale: syù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuh
*** Palladius: сюй (sjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zuk$^6$
*** Yale: juhk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zug$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siu̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: xiug
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xiug$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯uk̚⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆k
*** Sinological IPA : /syʔ⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: soeh$^7$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬœʔ⁴/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: syeh$^7$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬyøʔ²⁴/
* 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/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sog$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: so̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /sok̚⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zoq
*** MiniDict: zoh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$zoq
*** 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 | zuk$^6$ |
* 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 | | 續 |
| 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):
* 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

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 続)
* continuation
* sequel
* series
* carry on
* succeed

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぞく (zoku)
* Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
* 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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