Radical 纟

10 strokes

繼

thread 纟 (233a) + cut (577a) = continue 继

(In the clothing factory) When the worker reaches the end of each reel of thread he has to cut it off and continue straight away with a new reel. / The dwarf supervisor has to check each G-string which has such a join in it.

rice 米 (334) + conceal (568a) = cut

All the farmers in the district conceal some of their rice from the government inspector, in case he decides there’s too much rice and cuts the official price. / [No pronunciation needed]