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A phono-semantic compound, the traditional form 遺 combines the semantic radical 辶 (movement) with the phonetic component 貴 (noble). Its simplified counterpart 遗 pairs 辶 with the simplified phonetic 贵. The radical 辶 indicates an action involving travel or passage. The original sense was to lose or leave something behind while moving. This core idea of leaving behind later extended to mean bequeathing to descendants and to omitting or forgetting things.
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我遗忘了书包。
这真是一个遗憾。
他继承了一大笔遗产。
这里遗留了很多历史问题。
那只狗被主人遗弃了。
我们参观了古代的遗址。
爷爷在遗嘱中分配了财产。
这些遗物见证了历史的变迁。