Dong Chinese dictionary

xù

continue

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 𧸇 represents the sound.

Components

糹 Meaning component

sī, mì

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

𧸇 Sound component

yù

to sell

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𧸇 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xù

continue, carry on; succeed; to continue; to replenish

Most common words with 續

Sources