続 continue

糸 (string) + 売 (sell)
★★★★★
13 strokes

Onyomi

ZOKU

The BANDIT (賊-also pronounced zoku) continued to rob rich travelers.

Mnemonic

I'll continue to sell these strings.

Kunyomi

( を ) つづ*ける I keep doing it
★★★★★
( が ) つづ*く it continues happening
★★★★★

Jukugo

連続(れんぞく)

a series ★★★☆☆
連 (take with / inform of) + 続 (continue) = 連続 (a series)

続々(ぞくぞく)

one after the other ★★★☆☆

one after the other, in rapid succession

手続き(てつづき)

procedure ★★☆☆☆
手 (hand) + 続 (continue) = 手続き (procedure)

procedure (usually involving forms in triplicate and irritating bitchy secretaries)

継続(けいぞく) する

to carry on ☆☆☆☆☆
継 (succeed / inherit) + 続 (continue) = 継続 (to carry on)

to carry on (the family business / a tradition)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
続 continue SELL 売
練 practice EAST 東

Continue to SELL drugs. Go EAST to practice Kung Fu.