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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xù | xu4
English translation
continuous, serial

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Number of strokes

21

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

thread

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

糹賣

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

mài

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and mài represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
继续 jìxù to continue繼續
持续 chíxù to continue持續
连续 liánxù continuous連續
手续 shǒuxù procedure手續
延续 yánxù to continue延續
陆续 lùxù in turn陸續
to continue
后续 hòu xù follow-up後續
连续剧 lián xù jù serialized drama連續劇
手续费 shǒu xù fèi service charge手續費
续集 xù jí sequel續集
待续 dài xù to be continued待續
连续性 lián xù xìng continuity連續性
断断续续 duàn duàn xù xù intermittent斷斷續續
续航 xù háng endurance續航
存续 cún xù to continue to exist存續
接续 jiē xù to follow接續
陆陆续续 lù lù xù xù in succession陸陸續續
续签 xù qiān to renew a contract續簽
连续不断 lián xù bù duàn continuous連續不斷
断续 duàn xù intermittent斷續
不连续 bù lián xù discontinuous不連續
时断时续 shí duàn shí xù intermittent時斷時續
续订 xù dìng to renew續訂

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