懂中文 Dong Chinese

遺

yí

lose, leave behind

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 貴 represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

貴 sound component

貴  Sound component

guì

  

expensive

Evolution

遺 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
遺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
遺 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
遺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

遗 (遺) 

yí

lose; articles lost; omit; to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc)

Most common words with 遺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

遗憾

regret

遗产

heritage

遗传

heredity

遗忘

to forget

遗嘱

will