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
遗物
yíwù
relic; belongings left behind
Characters in this word
物 wù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 牛 — ox, cow, bull
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 整理父亲遗物时，她才发现那封从未寄出的信。 Zhěnglǐ fùqīn yíwù shí, tā cái fāxiàn nà fēng cóngwèi jìchū de xìn. While sorting through her father's belongings, she discovered the letter that had never been sent.
- 这个博物馆里陈列着古人的遗物。 Zhège bówùguǎn lǐ chénliè zhe gǔrén de yíwù. This museum displays relics left behind by people of ancient times.
- 母亲去世后，她的遗物一直放在老屋里。 Mǔqīn qùshì hòu, tā de yíwù yīzhí fàng zài lǎowū lǐ. After mother passed away, her belongings were kept in the old house.
Related words
- 遗产 yíchǎn inheritance; heritage
- 遗传 yíchuán heredity; to be inherited
- 遗址 yízhǐ ruins, historical site
- 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
- 遗嘱 yízhǔ will; testament
- 动物 dòngwù animal