HEIR    繼承人嗣

DESCENDENT who INHERITS something from someone.
SUCCESSORNEXT IN LINEINHERITORBENEFICIARYLEGATEEDESCENDANTSCIONLAW DEVISEE
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣. 2. Dí 嫡 / 適 (ant. shù 庶 "offspring by a woman other than one's main wife") emphasises the legitimacy of the succession. 3. Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring. 4. Tài zǐ 太子 refers specifically to the formally established and declared heir apparent to a king or an emperor. 5. Shì zǐ 世子 refers to the formally established and declared heir apparent of a duke, king or emperor.
Modern Chinese Criteria
後人 後代 後來人 接班人 繼起者 繼承人 後任 後嗣 承受者 繼乘人 胤 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • DESCENDANT　HUMAN HAVING a DEFINED OTHER HUMAN as FATHER, MOTHER, OR ANCESTOR. (anc: 7/0, child: 2)
  • HUMAN　ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.48

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    THRONFOLGE

    • Words (17 items)

    大子  dà zǐ OC: daads sklɯʔ MC: dɑi tsɨ 34 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP(post-N)heir apparent
    • NP=Nprthe heir Npr
    • NPpost=Nprtitleheir apparent (examples of NP=Npr have to be moved from this)
    • NP{PRED}be the heir apparent
    太子  tài zǐ OC: thaads sklɯʔ MC: thɑi tsɨ 27 Attributions

    Tài zǐ 太子 refers specifically to the formally established and declared heir apparent to a king or an emperor.

      Word relations
    • Object: 置/ESTABLISH Cuò 錯/措 and zhì 置 (ant. feì 廢 "remove from its proper place") refer to putting something solidly and firmly in its proper place.
    • Oppos: 庶子/CHILD

      Syntactic words
    • NPheir apparent (as institution)DS
    • NP(post-Npr)heir apparent
    • NP=Nprheir apparent; crown prince Npr
    • NPnonreferentialproper heir apparentDS
    • NPpost=Nprtitleheir apparent
    嗣  sì OC: sɢlɯs MC: zɨ 24 Attributions

    The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)heir
    • n(post-N)figurativesuccessor in a public function
    • nadNinherited, succeeding, newly succeeding
    • npost-Nheir
    • vt(oN)inherit the throne; inherit the post
    • vtoNstativeto succeed (a person) as the heir, inherit the position of; inherit (virtue)
    宗子  zōng zǐ OC: tsuuŋ sklɯʔ MC: tsuo̝ŋ tsɨ 18 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPeldest son; most senior person in the generation
    • NPpluralheirs
    後  hòu OC: ɡooʔ MC: ɦu 16 Attributions

    Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 嗣/HEIR The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

      Syntactic words
    • nabeventthe (question of) succession/successor
    • nccHF 14.6.28 sucessor
    嫡  dí OC: k-leeɡ MC: tek
    適  dí OC: k-leeɡ MC: tek 13 Attributions

    Dí 嫡/適 (ant. shù 庶 "offspring by a woman other than one's main wife") emphasises the legitimacy of the succession.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 庶/ORDINARY Shù 庶 (ant. zhēn 珍 "extraordinarily precious") refers to kinds of persons that there are very many of.

      Syntactic words
    • n(post-N)regular heir by the rules of inheritance
    • vadNof legitimate inheriting status
    世  shì OC: lʰebs MC: ɕiɛi 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadNhereditary
    嫡子  dí zǐ OC: k-leeɡ sklɯʔ MC: tek tsɨ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPson by the wife proper; heir
    胤  yìn OC: lins MC: jin 2 Attributions

    Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

      Syntactic words
    • npost-Narchaic, SHI 247: posterity, SHU, yaodian 9: inheritor in direct bloodline
    • vtoNarchaic, SHU: luogao: succeed and inherit authority from
    世子  shì zǐ OC: lʰebs sklɯʔ MC: ɕiɛi tsɨ 2 Attributions

    Shì zǐ 世子 refers to the formally established and declared heir apparent of a duke, king or emperor.

      Syntactic words
    • NP=NPpr.post-NPpr{PLACE}the heir Npr
    • NPpostNvocativeOh heir!CH
    • NP{N1adN2}heir
    儲  chǔ OC: ɡ-la MC: ɖi̯ɤ 2 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Ant: 老/OLD The general term for old age of living creatures is lǎo 老 "of old age" (ant. shào 少 "still youthful" and yòu 幼 "young"), whereas the general term for things not new is jiù 舊 (ant. xīn 新 "new").

      Syntactic words
    • nheir to the throne
    • nadNinheriting, designated (ruler); (ruler) in-waiting
    適嗣  dí sì OC: k-leeɡ sɢlɯs MC: tek zɨ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPgenuine heir
    • NP{PRED}be genuine heirDS
    冑  zhòu OC: rliwɡs MC: ɖɨu 1 Attribution

    Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

      Syntactic words
    • neldest son by main wife, heir
    嗣適  sì dí OC: sɢlɯs k-leeɡ MC: zɨ tek 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialson and heir
    繼嗣  jì sì OC: keeɡs sɢlɯs MC: kei zɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPoffspring; heirs
    代  dài OC: lɯɯɡs MC: dəi 0 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Contrast: 嗣/HEIR The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

      Syntactic words
    • nheir
    國子  guó zǐ OC: kʷɯɯɡ sklɯʔ MC: kək tsɨ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPheir