It is a phono-semantic compound, combining:


to walk slowly, to go slowly

 (chwak/착, ‘to walk slowly, to go’) as the semantic element;


noble, precious, valuable, esteemed, costly

 (gwi, ‘precious, valuable’) as the phonetic element.

Most common in contexts of inheritance (유산, 유언) and cultural heritage (유물, 유적).
Common compounds:
유산 (遺産) – inheritance, legacy;
유물 (遺物) – relic, artifact;
유언 (遺言) – will, testament;
유적 (遺跡) – historical site, ruins;
유실 (遺失) – loss (of property).

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Vocabulary

to alternate, to pass on, relay

distant, far away

to suit, to fit, to be appropriate

to block, to cover, to shield

to be slow, sluggish, to be late, delayed

to follow, to comply with, to observe, to abide by

to move, to shift position

to select, to choose, to pick out

to leave, to bequeath, to lose

to avoid, to escape, to evade, to withdraw

to come back, to return, to revolve, to carry out

edge, border

how, why, many, abundant

country, capital city, feudal lord’s fief

wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse

mound, hillock, small hill

county, district, prefecture, administrative division

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Chinese characters (Hanja)

Chinese characters dictionary

遺

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