续

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to continue; to replenish

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “thread” + 卖 sound ( mài )

Components 纟卖

continue · Heisig RSH #1096

thread + 卖 sell

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不连续面	bù lián xù miàn	surface of discontinuity
时断时续	shí duàn shí xù	stopping and starting; intermittent; sporadic; on and off
连续不断	lián xù bù duàn	continuous; unceasing
续西游记	Xù Xī yóu Jì	one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记
连续变调	lián xù biàn diào	tone sandhi
登机手续	dēng jī shǒu xù	(airport) check-in; boarding formalities
永续城市	yǒng xù chéng shì	sustainable city (Tw)
不连续	bù lián xù	discontinuous; discrete
连续性	lián xù xìng	continuity
连续体	lián xù tǐ	continuum
连续介质力学	lián xù jiè zhì lì xué	mechanics of a continuous medium; fluid mechanics
莫霍洛维奇不连续面	Mò huò luò wéi qí bù lián xù miàn	Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere); abbr.…
绝对连续	jué duì lián xù	absolutely continuous (math.)
手续费	shǒu xù fèi	service charge; processing fee; commission
登机手续柜台	dēng jī shǒu xù guì tái	check-in counter
持续时间	chí xù shí jiān	duration
可持续发展	kě chí xù fā zhǎn	sustainable development
连续统假设	lián xù tǒng jiǎ shè	(math.) the continuum hypothesis
手续	shǒu xù	procedure; CL:道[dao4],個\|个[ge4]; formalities
持续性植物状态	chí xù xìng zhí wù zhuàng tài	persistent vegetative state (medicine)

Characters sharing the sound component 卖 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
卖 sound part	mài	to sell; to betray; to show off
牍	dú	writing tablet; documents, books
渎	dú	ditch, sluice, gutter, drain
椟	dú	cabinet, closet, wardrobe
觌	dí	audience, interview; face-to-face meeting