續

• Physical extension: splicing rope or fabric, or adding material to lengthen an object.
• Resumption: picking up a task, conversation, or narrative after an interruption.
• Lineage and succession: maintaining a family line or tradition to ensure the sequence remains unbroken.
• Supplementation: filling a gap or adding to a text (e.g., a sequel or appendix).

• Verb: functions transitively (to extend/splice) and intransitively (the state of persisting).
• Modifier: when preceding a noun, denotes "sequential," "continued," or "supplementary."

Contrast with 繼 (jì): while often interchangeable in later texts, earlier usage typically distinguishes the two. 續 emphasizes extension and continuity (the unbroken nature of a sequence), whereas 繼 emphasizes succession and inheritance (the transition into a role or legacy).

• Simplified variant: U+7EED.
• Fanqie reading: 似足.
• Tang-period reading: ziok.

Rooted in the physical act of splicing or tying two ends of a thread together (糸).

Determine if the context implies a physical joining, the resumption of a paused activity, or the preservation of a lineage. If 繼 also appears in the text, look for a contrast between "inheriting/taking over" (繼) and "extending/maintaining the line" (續).