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
遗址
yízhǐ
ruins, historical site
Characters in this word
址 zhǐ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 考古队在山脚下发现了一处古代遗址。 Kǎogǔduì zài shānjiǎo xià fāxiàn le yí chù gǔdài yízhǐ. The archaeological team discovered an ancient site at the foot of the mountain.
- 这座古城遗址每年吸引很多游客参观。 Zhè zuò gǔchéng yízhǐ měi nián xīyǐn hěn duō yóukè cānguān. The ruins of this ancient city draw many visitors every year.
- 遗址已经被围起来，任何人都不能随便进入。 Yízhǐ yǐjīng bèi wéi qǐlái, rènhé rén dōu bù néng suíbiàn jìnrù. The site has been fenced off, and nobody may enter as they please.
Related words
- 遗产 yíchǎn inheritance; heritage
- 遗传 yíchuán heredity; to be inherited
- 后遗症 hòuyízhèng after-effect; sequela
- 遗留 yíliú to leave behind; remaining from the past
- 遗漏 yílòu to omit; to leave out
- 遗弃 yíqì to abandon; to desert
- 遗失 yíshī to lose; to mislay
- 遗体 yítǐ remains; body of the deceased
- 遗忘 yíwàng to forget; to be forgotten
- 遗物 yíwù relic; belongings left behind
- 遗嘱 yízhǔ will; testament
- 地址 dìzhǐ address