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遗 - yí

lose; articles lost; omit

lose; articles lost; omit

How to read 遗

Click 遗 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishlose; articles lost; omit
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

遗作 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 遗传. Please read 遗像 one more time.

Common words with this character

posthumous work
heredity; to inherit; to pass on
portrait of the deceased
testament; will

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 遗 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 遗作 and 遗传 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 遗.