过继

Traditional form:

過繼

Pinyin (reading):

guòjì

Definitions:

• to adopt
• to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)

Characters:

• 过 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 继 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit

Traditional characters:

• 過 - pass; to go across, to pass through
• 繼 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit