遗 yí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 贵 expensive, costly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
遗产
yíchǎn
inheritance; heritage
Characters in this word
产 chǎn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 亠 lid, cover 丷 horns 厂 cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这是遗产。 Zhè shì yí chǎn. This is an inheritance.
- 他继承遗产。 Tā jì chéng yí chǎn. He inherits the property.
- 文化遗产很多。 Wén huà yí chǎn hěn duō. There is a lot of cultural heritage.