遗迹 (yí jì) — historical remains; vestiges; traces

Definition

noun

historical remainsvestigestraces

Measure word · 处

遗迹。
Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài shān shàng fā xiàn le gǔ lǎo de yí jì.
Archaeologists discovered ancient remains on the mountain.
遗迹。
Zhè xiē yí jì jiàn zhèng le qiān nián de lì shǐ.
These ruins have witnessed a thousand years of history.
遗迹。
Wǒ men yào bǎo hù hǎo zhè xiē zhēn guì de yí jì.
We must protect these precious remains.

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

遗 (left behind) and 迹 (traces) combine to mean remains from the past.

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.

辶貴遺

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòmove

Sound part声符shēngfú

朿

朿cì迹jì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

迹 pairs 辶, a movement part, with 亦, a sound part; an older form used 朿.

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