遺 (wai4 wai6 | yi2 wei4) : lose; omit; leave behind; hand down

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遺

wai4 wai6

yi2 wei4

[粵]wai4 [國]yi2
[1] [v] lose; omit; slip over
[2] [n] sth lost; remnants; leftovers
[3] [v] leave behind; hand down; bequeath
[4] [v] (involuntarily) emit; excrete

[粵]wai6 [國]wei4
[v] [literary] offer as a gift; present; bestow

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遺 / 遗

Don't confuse with:
遣

This word has been viewed 8381 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jan 2014 14:27

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夢遺 mung6 wai4 meng4 yi2 = wet dream

遺體 wai4 tai2 yi2 ti3 = remains

遺留 wai4 lau4 yi2 liu2 = legacy

遺產 wai4 caan2 yi2 chan3 = legacy; inheritance; heritage

遺憾 wai4 ham6 yi2 han4 = lament; regret that sth has happened

遺失 wai4 sat1 yi2 shi1 = to lose sth. due to carelessness

遺址 wai4 zi2 yi2 zhi3 = ancient ruins

遺傳 wai4 cyun4 yi2 chuan2 = hereditary

遺跡 wai4 zik1 yi2 ji1 = ruins; remains

遺下 wai4 haa6 yi2 xia4 = to bequeath
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Unicode code for this character: U+907a (off-site link)

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