相继
xiāngjì · HSK 7
one after another
🔗 相 mutually + 继 continue = things continuing on from each other, one after another
相 means mutually or in turn; 继 means to continue or succeed. Together: each event continues right after the last, so they happen in succession. Like links of a chain following one another.
继 — silk radical 糹 + 㡭 (continuous threads)
继 means 'to continue' or 'succeed (to)'. The silk radical 糹 evokes threads being joined, while the right side 㡭 originally depicted unbroken strands of silk. Together they suggest splicing threads — extending what came before, hence inheriting or carrying on.