Usage of the character 遗

(bound form) to leave behind

yíxiàng

遗像

[遺像]

portrait of the deceased

yímò

遗墨

[遺墨]

posthumous (painting, calligraphy, prose etc)

yíshuāng

遗孀

[遺孀]

widow

yízuò

遗作

[遺作]

posthumous work

shíyí

拾遗

[拾遺]

to pocket a lost article
(fig.) to correct others' errors
to remedy omissions (in a text etc)

yízhì

遗志

[遺志]

the mission in life of a deceased person, left to others to carry on

yítǐ

遗体

[遺體]

remains (of a dead person)

yí'ōu

遗鸥

[遺鷗]

(bird species of China) relict gull (Ichthyaetus relictus)

yíniào

遗尿

[遺尿]

bed-wetting

yíjīng

遗精

[遺精]

nocturnal emission
wet dream

yíhái

遗骸

[遺骸]

(dead) human remains

wúyí

无遗

[無遺]

completely; fully; without omission

yíqī

遗妻

[遺妻]

widow
the deceased's widow

yílòu

遗漏

[遺漏]

to overlook
to miss
to omit

yíwù

遗物

[遺物]

remnant

yíhèn

遗恨

[遺恨]

eternal regret

mèngyí

梦遗

[夢遺]

wet dream; nocturnal emission

páiyí

排遗

[排遺]

feces
excrement
scat
droppings
to egest
to get (one's feelings) out
to rid oneself (of a thought)

yítuì

遗蜕

[遺蛻]

to shed skin
to leave one's mortal envelope
remains (of a priest)

yíjì

遗迹

[遺跡]

trace
vestige
historical remains
remnant

yíchuán

遗传

[遺傳]

heredity
to inherit (a trait)
to pass on (to one's offspring)

yí'àn

遗案

[遺案]

unsolved case (law)

yíxùn

遗训

[遺訓]

wishes of the deceased

yíyuàn

遗愿

[遺願]

final wishes of the departed

yímín

遗民

[遺民]

(lit.) leftover men
(fig.) loyalist adherents of a former dynasty
surviving members of an ethnic group

yízhǔ

遗嘱

[遺囑]

testament
will

yízhǐ

遗址

[遺址]

ruins
historic relics

jiéyí

孑遗

[孑遺]

survivors
remnants
relict (species etc)

liúyí

留遗

[留遺]

to leave behind
sb's legacy

yíliú

遗留

[遺留]

to leave behind
to hand down

pàiyí

派遗

[派遺]

to send (sb) on a mission
to dispatch

yíshǔ

遗属

[遺屬]

surviving family of the deceased

yíróng

遗容

[遺容]

the looks of the deceased (esp. in the context of paying one's respects)
picture of the deceased

yíshī

遗失

[遺失]

to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)

yícún

遗存

[遺存]

historical remains
things that have survived since ancient times
(of such things) to survive

yíjiào

遗教

[遺教]

work or plans left as a legacy
the views of the departed
posthumous orders or teachings

yíhàn

遗憾

[遺憾]

regret
to regret
to be sorry that

yíqì

遗弃

[遺棄]

to leave
to abandon

yíquē

遗缺

[遺缺]

vacancy

bǔyí

补遗

[補遺]

addendum

yíwàng

遗忘

[遺忘]

to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore

yígū

遗孤

[遺孤]

orphan

yízhào

遗照

[遺照]

picture of the deceased

yíchǎn

遗产

[遺產]

heritage
legacy
inheritance
bequest
CL:筆／笔 (bǐ)

yízú

遗族

[遺族]

the bereaved
family of the deceased

yíluò

遗落

[遺落]

to leave behind (inadvertently)
to forget
to omit
to leave out

yízhù

遗著

[遺著]

posthumous work (of a writer)

yízèng

遗赠

[遺贈]

to bequeath

yífēng

遗风

[遺風]

tradition or style from the past
old ways
surviving tradition
relic

yínán

遗男

[遺男]

orphan
posthumous son

yígǔ

遗骨

[遺骨]

(dead) human remains

lányí

阑遗

[闌遺]

unclaimed articles

yíyán

遗言

[遺言]

words of the deceased
last words of the dying
wisdom of past sages

yígǎo

遗稿

[遺稿]

surviving manuscript
bequeathed draft (of book)

yílǎo

遗老

[遺老]

old fogy; adherent of previous dynasty

yízhū

遗珠

[遺珠]

unrecognized talent

yíshū

遗书

[遺書]

posthumous writing
testament
suicide note
ancient literature

yízhào

遗诏

[遺詔]

posthumous edict (of former emperor)

yífùzǐ

遗腹子

[遺腹子]

posthumous child

yíchǎnshuì

遗产税

[遺產稅]

inheritance tax
estate tax

yíchuánxìng

遗传性

[遺傳性]

hereditary
inherited
genetic

hòuyízhèng

后遗症

[後遺症]

(medicine) sequelae
residual effects
(fig.) repercussions
aftermath

yíchuánxué

遗传学

[遺傳學]

genetics

yíchuánlü

遗传率

[遺傳率]

heritability

yíwàngzhèng

遗忘症

[遺忘症]

amnesia

yǎnghǔyíhuàn

养虎遗患

[養虎遺患]

Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later
to cherish a snake in one's bosom

xiángjìnwúyí

详尽无遗

[詳盡無遺]

exhaustive
thorough

yíchuánwùzhì

遗传物质

[遺傳物質]

genetic material

lìshǐyíchǎn

历史遗产

[歷史遺產]

heritage; historical legacy

shíyíbǔquē

拾遗补缺

[拾遺補缺]

to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom)

lìshǐyíjì

历史遗迹

[歷史遺跡]

historic site

yìshìyíwén

逸事遗闻

[逸事遺聞]

variant of 軼事遺聞／轶事遗闻 (yìshìyíwén)

xiānxīwúyí

纤悉无遗

[纖悉無遺]

detailed and nothing left out (idiom); meticulous and comprehensive
not missing an iota

dàobùshíyí

道不拾遗

[道不拾遺]

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
fig. honesty prevails throughout society

Bànpōyízhǐ

半坡遗址

[半坡遺址]

Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安

yíchuánxìnxī

遗传信息

[遺傳信息]

genetic information

yíhàiwúqióng

遗害无穷

[遺害無窮]

to have disastrous consequences
also written 貽害無窮／贻害无穷 (yíhàiwúqióng)

gūxīyíhuàn

姑息遗患

[姑息遺患]

to tolerate is to abet

yíchòuwànnián

遗臭万年

[遺臭萬年]

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

yíchuángōngchéng

遗传工程

[遺傳工程]

genetic engineering

yǎngyōngyíhuàn

养痈遗患

[養癰遺患]

lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
to cherish a viper in one's bosom

cānghǎiyízhū

沧海遗珠

[滄海遺珠]

undiscovered talent (idiom)

xiāndìyízhào

先帝遗诏

[先帝遺詔]

posthumous edict of a former emperor
Liu Bei's 劉備／刘备 ( Liú Bèi) edict to posterity

guāngyíchuánxué

光遗传学

[光遺傳學]

optogenetics

jiéyíshēngwù

孑遗生物

[孑遺生物]

living fossil

qiāngǔyíhèn

千古遗恨

[千古遺恨]

to have eternal regrets (idiom)

pòhuàiwúyí

破坏无遗

[破壞無遺]

damaged beyond repair

yìshìyíwén

轶事遗闻

[軼事遺聞]

anecdote (about historical person)
lost or apocryphal story

yīlǎnwúyí

一览无遗

[一覽無遺]

be plainly visible

lùbùshíyí

路不拾遗

[路不拾遺]

lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
fig. honesty prevails throughout society

biǎolùwúyí

表露无遗

[表露無遺]

to show in full light
to be revealed in its entirety

bàolùwúyí

暴露无遗

[暴露無遺]

to lay bare
to come to light

wénhuàyíchǎn

文化遗产

[文化遺產]

cultural heritage

mǐyǒujiéyí

靡有孑遗

[靡有孑遺]

all dead and no survivors

Qiěmòyízhǐ

且末遗址

[且末遺址]

ruins of Cherchen, Qarqan or Chiemo, archaeological site in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

bǔquēshíyí

补缺拾遗

[補缺拾遺]

see 拾遺補缺／拾遗补缺 (shíyíbǔquē)

yíqīqìzǐ

遗妻弃子

[遺妻棄子]

to abandon wife and children

bùyíyúlì

不遗余力

[不遺餘力]

to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

yítǐgàobiéshì

遗体告别式

[遺體告別式]

funeral

biǎoguānyíchuánxué

表观遗传学

[表觀遺傳學]

epigenetics

fēnzǐyíchuánxué

分子遗传学

[分子遺傳學]

molecular genetics

Hémǔdùyízhǐ

河姆渡遗址

[河姆渡遺址]

Hemudu neolithic archaeological site near Ningbo 長江／长江 in Zhejiang, going back to c. 5000 BC

xiǎoxué'érdàyí

小学而大遗

[小學而大遺]

to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

yíchuánxìngjíbìng

遗传性疾病

[遺傳性疾病]

genetic disorder

Hé Lüchéngyízhǐ

阖闾城遗址

[闔閭城遺址]

ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu

fēiyíchuánduōxíngxìng

非遗传多型性

[非遺傳多型性]

polyphenism

Liú Juānzǐguǐyífāng

刘涓子鬼遗方

[劉涓子鬼遺方]

Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼／黄父鬼

Shìjiè Wénhuà Yíchǎn

世界文化遗产

[世界文化遺產]

(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage

Fēiwùzhì Wénhuà Yíchǎn

非物质文化遗产

[非物質文化遺產]

(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage

shìjièwénhuàyíchǎndì

世界文化遗产地

[世界文化遺產地]

World Heritage site