He will succeed to the throne.
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继承
Traditional: 繼承
jì chéng
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jì chéng · gai3 sing4 (Jyutping)
- to inherit
- to succeed to (the throne etc)
- to carry on (a tradition etc)
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
What did Tom inherit?
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