嗣 [－]

Jyutping zi6
Pinyin sì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. succession (to a title)
  2. to inherit
  3. continuing (a tradition)
  4. posterity
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. succession (to a title)/to inherit/continuing (a tradition)/posterity/descendants/heirs
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    an heir
  2. character
    to inherit
  3. character
    descendancy
  4. character
    to connect
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to connect, inherit
  2. descendants, heirs
  3. Cangjie Input
    RBSMR
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    子嗣绵延
    子嗣綿延
    zi2 zi6 min4 jin4
    • with numerous descendants
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    嗣武受之、胜殷遏刘、耆定尔功。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionSì Wǔ shòu zhī, shèng yīn è liú, zhǐ dìng ěr gōng. [Pinyin]Thou did'st receive the inheritance from him;
    嗣武受之、胜殷遏刘、耆定尔功。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's versionSì Wǔ shòu zhī, shèng yīn è liú, zhǐ dìng ěr gōng. [Pinyin]Thou did'st receive the inheritance from him;
    Ｔｈｏｕ ｄｉｄｓｔ ｖａｎｑｕｉｓｈ yin ， ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ a ｓｔｏｐ ｔｏ ｉｔｓ ｃｒｕｅｌｔｉｅｓ ； －
    • Effecting the firm establishment of thy merit.
  2. Mandarin
    后妃大挑礼成。奴才荣禄恭贺圣母皇太后，恭贺皇上。愿我大清朝皇嗣繁炽，江山永固。
    后妃大挑禮成。奴才榮祿恭賀聖母皇太后，恭賀皇上。願我大清朝皇嗣繁熾，江山永固。
    hòu fēi dà tiǎo lǐ chéng ． nú cái róng lù gōng hè shèng mǔ huáng tài hòu ， gōng hè huáng shàng ． yuàn wǒ dà qīng cháo huáng sì fán chì ， jiāng shān yǒng gù ．
    • The great ceremony for selecting empress consort and imperial concubines is over. I, Ronglu, humbly rejoice with Her Most Sacred Majesty the Empress Dowager and humbly rejoice with the Emperor! May my Great Qing Empire be blessed with successive rulers and endless splendor, and may my nation be stable forever!