| sì | succession (to a title)/to inherit/continuing (a tradition)/posterity |
| 嗣 | succession (to a title) to inherit continuing (a tradition) |
| 嗣位 | to succeed to a title to inherit |
| 嗣后 | from then on after afterwards |
| 嗣响 | lit. a following echo fig. to continue (a tradition) |
| 嗣国 | to accede to a throne |
| 嗣子 | heir adopted son |
| 嗣岁 | the following year next year |
| 嗣徽 | heritage the continuation (of a tradition) |