■ radical

yí

to lose

How it’s built

Simplified form of 遺. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 貴 represents the sound.

辶

meaning

walk; move — 辶 is a component form of 辵.

贵

sound

expensive; precious; noble — The pronunciation of 遺 was similar to 貴 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. 貴 also serves as a meaning component.

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