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
遗嘱
yízhǔ
will; testament
Characters in this word
嘱 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 律师提醒他，遗嘱必须清楚列明财产分配方式，才能减少继承纠纷。 Lǜshī tíxǐng tā, yízhǔ bìxū qīngchǔ lièmíng cáichǎn fēnpèi fāngshì, cái néng jiǎnshǎo jìchéng jiūfēn. The lawyer reminded him that the will must clearly state how the property is to be distributed in order to reduce inheritance disputes.
- 爷爷去世前立下了一份遗嘱。 Yéye qùshì qián lì xià le yī fèn yízhǔ. Before grandpa passed away, he made a will.
- 兄弟俩因为遗嘱里的财产分配吵了起来。 Xiōngdì liǎ yīnwèi yízhǔ lǐ de cáichǎn fēnpèi chǎo le qǐlái. The two brothers began arguing over the division of property in the will.
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
- 遗物 yíwù relic; belongings left behind
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions