遗传 yíchuán▶ มรดก

Stroke order

遗传 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 遗 — 12 strokes
• 传 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. heredity
2. to inherit (a trait)
3. to pass on (to one's offspring)

Related words

• 传单ใบปลิว
• 传授เริ่มต้น; สอน
• 传记ชีวประวัติ
• 传达ถ่ายทอด, สื่อ
• 遗产มรดก
• 遗失การสูญเสีย, ความเสียหาย

遗传 is pronounced yíchuán and means “มรดก”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 遗传 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.