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遗
遺
yí
1. to lose
2. to leave behind
3. to omit
4. to bequeath
5. sth lost
6. involuntary discharge (of urine etc)
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

遗
yí
to lose; a lost article
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

遗精
yíjīng
nocturnal emission
派遗
pàiyí
to send (sb) on a mission
无遗
wúyí
completely
留遗
liúyí
to leave behind
补遗
bǔyí
addendum
遗作
yízuò
posthumous work
遗传
yíchuán
heredity
HSK 6
遗像
yíxiàng
portrait of the deceased
遗嘱
yízhǔ
testament
遗址
yízhǐ
ruins
遗墨
yímò
posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)
遗失
yíshī
to lose
HSK 6
遗妻
yíqī
widow
遗孀
yíshuāng
widow
遗孤
yígū
orphan
遗容
yíróng
body of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)
遗尿
yíniào
bed-wetting
遗志
yízhì
deathbed wish
遗忘
yíwàng
to become forgotten
遗恨
yíhèn
eternal regret

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
891
Word Frequency Rank
1,240 of 84,292

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