Memory phrase for the character: 遗

遗

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Meaning

to lose, to leave behind, to omit, to bequeath

Pronunciation

yí

Explanation

Left: movement 辶, right: precious, expensive 貴 (member 员 and twice crossed out as 'no more')

Mnemonic

The movement of a 'no-more'-member, is a: be lost and left behind.

Radicals

辶	movement	In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
贵	precious, expensive
员	member	If you have a mouth 口 and money 贝 you can become a member. (贝 is simplified from 貝, which showed a cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八 that was used as money)

Vocabulary

遗传	yí chuán	heredity; inheritance; to transmit
遗留	yí liú	(leave or be a) legacy; left over; hand down (to next generation)
遗产	yí chǎn	heritage; legacy; inheritance; bequest
遗址	yí zhǐ	ruins; historic relics
遗嘱	yí zhǔ	testament; will
遗憾	yí hàn	regret; to regret; to be sorry that
遗骸	yí hái	(dead) human remains
补阙拾遗	bǔ quē shí yí	to compensate for shortage and leakage
补阙拾遗	bǔ quē shí yí

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