嗣 位

sì wèidictionary entry

to succeed to a title / to inherit

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

嗣位嗣位 [si4 wei4] /to succeed to a title/to inherit/

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嗣
sì
succession (to a title) / to inherit / continuing (a tradition) / posterity
位
wèi
position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential

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