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遗传 (yí chuán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

遗传 (yí chuán) is a Chinese word: to inherit, heredity. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 遗传

动 dòng verb

to inherit, heredity

他的音乐天赋是从父母那里遗传的。

tā de yīn yuè tiān fù shì cóng fù mǔ nà lǐ yí chuán de

His musical talent was inherited from his parents.

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Word breakdown

遗 yí — to leave behind, bequeath

传 chuán — to transmit, pass on

Structure & writing
1 遗 yí — to omit or lose due to carelessness

遗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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1.2 贵 guì — expensive; of high value (opposite of 贱)
贵 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 传 chuán — to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
Xpinyin

传 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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