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嗣 Stroke Order — How to Write 嗣

Stroke Order

嗣 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

嗣 Radical and Character Components

Components:口冊司

嗣 is a phono-semantic compound: 冊 (book) carries the meaning, while 司 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 10 more strokes

嗣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • sì

Meanings of 嗣 in Chinese

1

sì嗣

To follow after; subsequently.
研讨会结束后,嗣后将发布会议纪要
After the seminar concludes, the meeting minutes will be released subsequently.
Offspring; heir; a successor, especially in a family line.
他没有直系后嗣,因此决定收养一个孩子。
He had no direct heir, so he decided to adopt a child.

Words with 嗣

  • fá乏sì嗣have no descendants
  • jì继sì嗣heir, successor
  • sì嗣hòu后afterwards, thereafter
  • yìn胤sì嗣heir, descendant
  • zǐ子sì嗣Offspring, Descendants
  • zhí直xì系hòu后sì嗣direct descendant, lineal descendant

Idioms with 嗣

  • fá罚bù不jí及sì嗣Punishment should not extend to descendants
  • fù覆zōng宗jué绝sì嗣destroy the clan and end the family line
  • fá罚fú弗jí及sì嗣Punishment does not extend to descendants
  • kè克sì嗣liáng良qiú裘inherit and carry on the family legacy

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Questions about 嗣

What does 嗣 mean in Chinese?

嗣 (sì) means “To follow after” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 嗣?

嗣 is pronounced sì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 嗣 have?

嗣 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 嗣?

嗣 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 嗣?

The radical of 嗣 is 口, and 嗣 is a phono-semantic compound.

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