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The character 继 derives from its traditional form 繼, with the silk radical 糸 on the left and the component 㡭 on the right, which serves as a phonetic marker and suggests the idea of spliced threads. Its original meaning refers to physically tying silk strands together to create a continuous line, linking the structure directly to the concept of extension. This concrete image of connecting threads gradually abstracted, coming to mean continuing a lineage, succeeding to a position, or carrying on a task or tradition. The simplified form replaces the silk radical with 纟 and streamlines the right side into a simpler structure containing 米 and a right-facing angle, favoring writing efficiency while retaining the core semantic link to continuation.
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他继续向前走。
她继续每天跑步。
他继承了父亲的生意。
雨停了，继而太阳出来了。
她决定继续学习中文。
他将继任公司总经理。
她的继母对她很好。
尽管面临困难，他们仍继续推进项目。