遗留 (yíliú) · to leave behind

遗留 (yíliú) means “to leave behind; to be left over”. It is written with 2 characters: 遗 (to lose) + 留 (to leave (behind)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 遗留 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

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)

留 liú · to leave (behind)

What 留 is made of

卯mǎo — 4th terrestrial branch
- 卩jié — seal
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

这些问题是历史遗留下来的。Zhèxiē wèntí shì lìshǐ yíliú xiàlái de.These problems were left over from history.

桌上遗留着一些文件。Zhuō shàng yíliú zhe yìxiē wénjiàn.Some documents were left on the desk.

Questions about 遗留

What does 遗留 mean?

遗留 (yíliú) means “to leave behind; to be left over”.

How do you pronounce 遗留?

遗留 is pronounced yíliú.

Which HSK level is 遗留?

遗留 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 遗留 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 215: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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