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遗产 (yí chǎn) — cultural heritage, legacy; inheritance, (estate) bequest

Definition

遗产 covers both senses: 'inheritance/estate' (a 笔 of it, passed after death, like 遗嘱) and 'cultural heritage/legacy' (what a person or civilization leaves behind). It names the thing itself, while 传承 is the act of passing it on.

noun
cultural heritagelegacyinheritance(estate) bequest
Measure word · 笔

Examples

  • 遗产。
    Zhè ge bó wù guǎn bǎo cún le zhòng yào de wén huà yí chǎn.
    This museum preserves important cultural heritage.
  • 遗产，。
    Tā dé dào le yì bǐ yí chǎn, hěn kuài jiù huā wán le.
    He received an inheritance and soon spent it all.
  • 遗产。
    Zhè wèi kē xué jiā de yán jiū chéng guǒ wèi shì jiè liú xià le bǎo guì yí chǎn.
    This scientist's research achievements left a valuable legacy for the world.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

遗yíleft behind
产chǎnproperty

遗 conveys left-behind property, and 产 is property, so 遗产 means inheritance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 遺; 遗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòmove
Sound part声符shēngfú
貴
貴guì遺yí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 遺 pairs 辶 (move) with 貴 as a sound part; the simplified 遗 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the old sound part.

Open 遗 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →
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