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Chinese symbol for “heredity”

遗传
yí chuán
Traditional: 遺傳
heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for heredity is 遗传 (yí chuán), defined as: heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

遗 yí
to lose; a lost article
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes
传 chuán
to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 遗传.

WordPinyinMeaning
遗憾 (遺憾)yí hànregret; to regret
遗址 (遺址)yí zhǐruins; historic relics
遗产 (遺產)yí chǎnheritage; legacy
遗体 (遺體)yí tǐremains (of a dead person)
遗忘 (遺忘)yí wàngto forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
传统 (傳統)chuán tǒngtradition; traditional
宣传 (宣傳)xuān chuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
传播 (傳播)chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread

See also: Japanese symbol for “heredity”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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