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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
繼承 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
繼承 ＝ 繼 ＋ 承
ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ · jìchéng
verb — to inherit, to succeed to

字源 FORM — what the parts do

繼to continue, to carry on (繼續)jì
承to receive, to bear (承擔)chéng
繼承，繼續的繼，承擔的承。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

上一代留下的，後人接著（繼）擔起來（承）。
What the last generation left, the next carries on (繼) and takes up (承).
關 · Related
繼續jìxùthe same 繼, to keep going承擔chéngdānthe same 承, to take on