TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
繼續
ㄐㄧˋ ㄒㄩˋ · jìxù
verb — to continue; to carry on; to keep doing
字源 FORM — what the parts do
繼to follow on; to connect (繼承的繼)jì糸 (silk thread) on the left; the right side depicts threads rejoined at a break — to pick up a severed thread
繼續,繼承的繼,持續的續。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
斷了的線(糸)重新接起(繼),再繼續抽長(續)——線不斷。
Two lengths of 糸 (silk thread): 繼 picks up the broken end and rejoins it; 續 draws it forward — the thread does not break.
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