遗传
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
遗传 (yíchuán) · to inherit (genetically)
遗传 (yíchuán) means “to inherit (genetically); heredity”. It is written with 2 characters: 遗 (to lose) + 传 (to pass). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 遗传 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)
传 chuán · to pass
What 传 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 专zhuān — concentrated
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 专 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的高个子是遗传的。Tā de gāo gèzi shì yíchuán de.His height is inherited.
这种病会遗传吗？Zhè zhǒng bìng huì yíchuán ma?Is this illness hereditary?
Questions about 遗传
What does 遗传 mean?
遗传 (yíchuán) means “to inherit (genetically); heredity”.
How do you pronounce 遗传?
遗传 is pronounced yíchuán.
Which HSK level is 遗传?
遗传 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 遗产yíchǎninheritance
- 遗憾yíhànregret
- 遗留yíliúto leave behind
- 遗失yíshīto lose
- 传播chuánbōto spread
- 传来chuánlái(of a sound or news) to come
- 传说chuánshuōlegend
- 宣传xuānchuánto publicize
- 传统chuántǒngtradition
- 流传liúchuánto spread
Learn 遗传 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.