遗产
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
遗产 (yíchǎn) · inheritance
遗产 (yíchǎn) means “inheritance; heritage; legacy”. It is written with 2 characters: 遗 (to lose) + 产 (to give birth). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 遗产 is built
The characters
遗 yí · to lose
What 遗 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 贵guì — expensive
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 中zhōng — central
Origin hint: To leave 辶 something valuable 贵 behind (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
产 chǎn · to give birth
What 产 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
Example sentences
这座老房子是爷爷的遗产。Zhè zuò lǎo fángzi shì yéye de yíchǎn.This old house is Grandpa's inheritance.
长城是世界文化遗产。Chángchéng shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn.The Great Wall is a World Cultural Heritage site.
Questions about 遗产
What does 遗产 mean?
遗产 (yíchǎn) means “inheritance; heritage; legacy”.
How do you pronounce 遗产?
遗产 is pronounced yíchǎn.
Which HSK level is 遗产?
遗产 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 遗传yíchuánto inherit (genetically)
- 遗憾yíhànregret
- 遗留yíliúto leave behind
- 遗失yíshīto lose
- 产生chǎnshēngto produce
- 生产shēngchǎnto produce
- 财产cáichǎnproperty
- 产品chǎnpǐnproduct
- 破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt
- 产业chǎnyèindustry
Learn 遗产 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.