遗
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yí · to lose

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 遗

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yíWords pronounced yí
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Example sentences

Notice where 遗 sits in each complete thought.

Yǒu yì tiān zhè huì ràng nǐ yí hàn de.有一天这会让你遗憾的。

You will be sorry for it some day.

Source: Tatoeba #7769164 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jì chéng le tā bàba de páng dà yí chǎn.他继承了他爸爸的庞大遗产。

He succeeded to his father's large property.

Source: Tatoeba #2411938 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yí dìng shì bǎ tā yí liú zài bā shì shàng le.我一定是把它遗留在巴士上了。

I must have left it on the bus.

Source: Tatoeba #602905 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà zhuàng fángzi kàn qǐ lái bèi yí qì le.那幢房子看起来被遗弃了。

That house appears deserted.

Source: Tatoeba #1394859 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén sǐ le de shí hòu zhēn shì yí hàn.有人死了的时候真是遗憾。

It's a pity when somebody dies.

Source: Tatoeba #334420 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn yí hàn nín méi yǒu hé wǒ men yì qǐ lái.我很遗憾您没有和我们一起来。

I'm sorry for your not having come with us.

Source: Tatoeba #342844 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 遗 in context

  1. Say yí, then recall the core meaning: to lose.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 遗憾 (yí hàn), meaning “regret”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 遗 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.